Got my 6th Zometa infusion earlier today, Mom was with me.
Number 1 was at Burzynski Clinic. It hit me hard…
Number 2 was at North Cypress Ambulatory Infusion Clinic. Thank goodness the 2nd infusion was not that bad…
Number 3 was at North Cypress Ambulatory Infusion Clinic. Again, it was not that bad!
Number 4 was at North Cypress Ambulatory Infusion Clinic. Again, it was not that bad!
Number 5 was at North Cypress Ambulatory Infusion Clinic. Again, it was not that bad, just tiring
And, again, Number 6 was at North Cypress Ambulatory Infusion Clinic, so far is not bad, just tiring.
This time I had Mom take a a photo of the infusion needle – I didn’t look at it though.
I didn’t cry this time, but I am tired… how do people do this for years?
I also had the blood drawn for my monthly lab work, my tumor markers… Should get those results early next week. HOPING they continue to show improvement!
The TOTAL of my charges – receiving the Zometa, compounding the Zometa for infusion, infusion procedure utilizing my port AND the necessary bloodwork to access my levels and tumor markers was $320.00. Plus $15 each for the 5 blood tests. Out of the fund. What is left…
Thanks to North Cypress Medical Center, Ambulatory Infusion Therapy Center Nurses for their kindness!
When we got home, I just kinda hung out cuz I knew my joints and muscles would be aching “soon”…
To overview:
ZOMETA is (also) used to treat patients with other cancers—including breast‚ lung and prostate cancer—that have spread to the bones‚ a process called bone metastasis. When cancer has spread to the bone‚ treatment with ZOMETA helps to protect bones and may reduce or delay such complications as:
* Bone fracture
* Need for radiation and/or surgery to bone
* Spinal cord compression
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