Neutropenia even without Chemotherapy ; red card ?

Hi Tricky60 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.

I'm sorry to read that your relative needs treatment and to be isolated when they go to A&E.

I don't know what an NHS 'red card' is, and I haven't been able to find any information about it on the NHS website, but if your relative's doctors and nurses are saying they need one then I would think they could organise this for them. If not, does your relative have a cancer nurse specialist (CNS), sometimes referred to as a keyworker, as they should be able to help?

It would be great if you could pop something about your relative's diagnosis and treatment so far into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.

Hello Tricky

I had one of these while undergoing treatment last year. It was given to me when I started chemo. If the doctors say that your relative needs one- are they not able to give them one? Mine was a pre printed card and the doctor just signed and dated it. I am not sure that I would have been given it without the chemo as it is that treatment that caused the neutropenia rather than the cancer itself. I used mine once and was admitted and put on intravenous treatment. 

There is a link here to a Macmillan card that may help until you can speak with your relatives Doctors.

MAC18344_kit_Alert card_lowres_20210203_LK.pdf (macmillan.org.uk)

Hope this helps

Jane