Got a bit of a kick up the ass today. Treatment has been going really well and I'm in the maintenance phase following 6 cycles of chemo. I was due to get another cycle of Obinutuzumab on Wednesday but my bloods just came back and my neutrophils count is 0.3. Minimum for Treatment is 1.0.
Means I have very little resistance to bacterial infection and I've been told to be very careful.
I feel fine and was optimistic going into the treatment this week but this is a reality check.
Anyone else have issues with low neutrophils during treatment?
Hi Cormac sorry to hear this and it’s a yes from me, I had various treatments delayed due to low blood counts including low Neutrophils…… it actually happens a lot.
Post my second Allo SCT I had low Neutrophils for about 4 months and even now, 9 years on my Neutrophils can often be at the bottom of the acceptable range.
Lets look for things to improve quickly and your team could give you some G-CSF Injections like FILGRASTIM as this can wake up your bone marrow and get your blood counts back up.
