Three weeks of treatment completed tomorrow, saw nurse today and she said platelets and white blood cells were low, anybody else had this?
Hi Flowerpot26 Yep! Totally normally. Unless they see v v significant drops, they just roll with it! My bloods were all over thw place! And my Liver function was 10x normal at one stage but all will right itself. Eat what your body tells you and rest xx best way to help your body recover. I was eating for three at one point! Now I need to stop!! Take care, Willow x
Hi yes I had this in week four I think it was. I had a blood transfusion. All part of the treatment. Take care
Thank you so much Willow, I have worried myself sick, your reassurance has eased that xx
Thank you so much for your reply, had myself in a tiz xx
Try not to stress yourself as it might not happen. We all think of the worst case just in case and sometimes it may not happen. Rest up and take care of yourself x
Flowerpot26 It is so tricky when you feel rather vulnerable. Every week brings a new challenge! I am 6 weeks post and my bloods are still off - it can take 2-3months to get back to normal apparently. I knelt on my knee (no pain at all) and now have a big bruise on it! Chemo...sigh... xx
Hello Flowerpot26
I agree with the others, chemo does affect the blood readings in all sorts of ways, and that's why they constantly check. If you need extra medication or treatment they will be on top of it.
Nevertheless, so worrying for you - I have said before that occasionally someone in the treating team will drop in a comment that sets us off on a spiral - we are all on heightened alert after a cancer diagnosis and know exactly how you feel.
Three weeks - mark off those days!
Big hug
Irene xx
Thank you Irene, you are right our ears are on red alert, after we are diagnosed. 15 days down, 13 to go!
Big hug back Irene xxx
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