Anyone use Neulasta OnPro to help with low white blood cells?

It is a wonderful device called an OnPro. It is not a patch; it is a small device that adheres to the upper arm and has a small needle inside which emerges to inject the Neulasta. My husband had one attached after each chemo infusion, and it automatically injected the medication 26 or 27 hours after the infusion. It was great for us, in that it saved us a second long drive to the infusion center.

@lag “what she said”. Only side effect was really deep-feeling bone pain. My oncologist gave me Loratadine (an antihistamine) to prevent that. My experience was that taking the first one right before the Neulasta did not work but taking the first one earlier by 12-15 hrs worked great. I think I recall taking that early one and also the one as directed so I got a sorta loading dose. Oncologist ok’d it and I had no more bone pain.

We had the Neulasta pods each treatment exactly as described by @lag above. They help with bone marrow suppression from chemo by helping body produce more neutrophils, one type of white blood cell that helps fight infections. Very helpful to prevent delays in treatment due to low blood counts.

Pods?

The OnPro device is white plastic and looks like a dental floss container and is about the same size. It is mounted on a base which adheres to the skin of your upper arm. It is light and small and not bothersome, and there is no pain other than the prick felt when it injects the Neulasta.

@asolidrock, Neulasta is the brand name for a medication called pegfilgrastim. Pegfilgrastim is a synthetic version of the granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) that the body makes to produce white blood cells. When on cancer treatment like chemotherapy, your white blood cell counts can be very low. Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) helps boost the production of white blood cells and reduce your risk of infection.

The Neulasta On-Pro On Body Injector allows patients to get follow-up injections at home without having to return to the hospital for an injection the day following chemotherapy.

Here is more information https://www.oncolink.org/cancer-treatment/oncolink-rx/pegfilgrastim-on-pro-neulasta-R-on-pro-on-body-injector