Hello. I had my 2nd round of four proposed FLOT chemo rounds last Friday. The 1st round was a disaster, I ended up in hospital for a week, neutropenic, and a raging tooth infection. Thankfully that is all sorted now, and I was eventually given the all clear for round 2, and so far it has been drama free.
They reduced the levels by 20% and I'm having injections in my tummy daily to boost white cell count (I wasn't given these for the 1st round). However, it's been a week today since I had the chemo and the exhaustion is showing no signs of going away. I had a shower today for the first time in days, and it's floored me. I'm due pre-chemo bloods this coming week, and 3rd round next Friday.
People I've spoken to who have been through FLOT have said 4 or 5 days of exhaustion, then you feel better. I'm worried because I don't seem to be. My white blood count after the 1st round was actually zero, and I was put into isolation for a week, and my oncologist said I'd have not recovered without a hospital stay, so I'm concerned about how I'm feeling again, despite the 20% reduction.
Is this extreme exhaustion normal for a whole week?
