<s>[INST] My mother is 81 and have been taking the procrit injections for about six months and it doesn t appear that the injections have changed her red blood cells at all along with the cost of these shots there has been no change actually her count is going down I am not sure if she needs to continue with the procrit since I am not seeing any change . I read you should see a change between 2-6 weeks she does have definite kidneys issues.. [/INST] Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. In this case in my opinion if the injection it’s not effective than you should not use it any more . Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. </s>