I sat at at the kitchen table loading Jeff’s pill box for the week. When I’d plunked the last pink pill into SAT PM, I studied the contents and felt as if I had forgotten something critical. An email exchange with Dr. Porter’s office last week confirmed that Jeff could stop his prophylactic antibiotic and antiviral medications since he has stopped taking the immunosuppressant Cellcept. That leaves only three pills in his arsenal: a prescription calcium for his bones, Neurontin for neuropathy and a multivitamin.
A gallon freezer bag is supposed to
corral the medications that are no longer required but several bottles spill
out if you try to pick up or move the bag.
Suddenly I realized that instead of stowing any more bottles in this
bag, it was time to dispose of the whole kit and caboodle! Some of this stuff is pretty toxic. I pulled out the prednisone for GVHD – just in
case, checked with Jeff to see whether he agreed it was time to toss it all (he
did) and Googled “Where to dispose of medications near 19067.” Then I thought it would be fun to take a
picture of the two bags.Jeff has been working steadily on his non-Rosie days and is approaching his third birthday, the anniversary of his BMT, on May 27th.
