Critical assessment

I am glad you went Eden it is always better to get it checked out.  This happened to me and ended up in hospital with neutropenia , I think I caught a cold.  But I am glad that you are now home.  Hopefully with the antibiotics you will feel better soon.  When is your next treatment?  Big hugs

Lee x 

Hi Eden - I too had a temp spike 38.8 last week - 6 days after my first cycle of docotaxel. my neutrophil went down to 0.7. I was admitted - and ended up on an IV drip over three days, two nights stay. I was told I would be moved from a & e to a side room - infection risk... but a room never became available - so I was in a bay behind a curtain, in a bed, in a & e - the dept never sleeps of course, so I didnt. I did not have washing facilities - just a horrible toilet that was used by all the visitors of people in a & e... so the rationale about a ward being too busy did not make any sense.... I too was discharged with anti biotic - and the horrible phosphate fizzy tablets ...  Hopefully the antibiotic wont have the same effect on you that it has on me - the co-amoxiclav meant I had diahorhea for 5 days whilst taking - so stock up on diarolyte. It sounds like your hospital is much more efficient than mine and saw you quickly. is this after your first chemo cycle?    jo xx

That sounds awful. You would expect so much more. 
yes. I’m on day 11. I spoke with my cancer nurse and she feels given my journey so far that I may have been given too high a dose. 

Let’s hope so. 
my next treatment is on the 18th. My cancer nurse feels my dosage may have been too high. 
it’s the stupid things for me. I’m needle phobic and they can never get blood from me so got myself all worked up over that. After 3 attempts they finally got some only to be told I’ve got to have more on Friday!  Where the hell are they going to get that from?! 
im not sure all this is really worth it.