Low platelets

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Hi ,

Can anyone give me any advice please.

Ive had 2 rounds of chemo over last 2 years, started taking rubraca for 2 months. Platelets kept dropping so had to have dose lowered and breaks. Eventually had to come off them early September. Cancer has grown in all sites and a new finding too.  I’m booked in for 9 rounds of taxol , a low dose every week . I should have started treatment last week , but platelets continues to drop . They was steadily rising , got them up to 86 but this week’s results back down to 60. Funny thing is tumour marker dropping from 176 down to 71 , none of this makes sense. 
has anyone had the same experience?.

  • Hi , I can't answer your question but I thought if I replied it might bump up your post so someone can help you 

    All the best 

    A

  • Hi Deblorraine,

    Sorry I’m not able to explain this for you - but looking for a positive, I’d say that the fact your tumour markers are dropping is a great sign as far as the cancer is concerned.  The dropping platelet level, being a side effect of the treatment rather than a symptom of the cancer, may take some time to correct itself I guess - always very frustrating when these things get in our way.

    Perhaps someone on the Macmillan team might be able to advise you if there are any things you can do / eat /drink /take to help build up your platelets faster if you give them a call?

    All the best,

    love Bxx