Hi my mum is only 67 & was diagnosed in June stage 4 gallbladder cancer and it has spread to her lungs. She was given 6-9 months if she had chemotherapy. She’s been coping really well. The first chemo just made her tired & she got her appetite back so put a bit of weight back on. In Dec she was told this was no longer working & the tumours in her lungs had grown slightly so they were going to give her a more aggressive chemo. Again she has coped really well. She’s had tiredness, a little nausea and tingling in hands & feet but overall coping and remaining positive (she amazes me with her attitude) this week she has been told she can’t have chemo as her platelets have come up but her blood count is only 74 (I can’t be with her as she lives 2 hours away so all I get is what she tells me and sometimes she can get muddled) she said it could cause sepsis so she will be tested again next week and maybe have it next week. I’m just worried what happens if her blood count remains low, does that mean the end of her treatment? Is there anything you could advise to get her number back up? I think I’m panicking a bit because I’m aware of the time they gave her and hoping this is not the beginning of the end. Will they offer her anything else if she can no longer have chemo? Where do we go from here?
