Hiya everyone I really need advice. I was supposed to go for my second chemotherapy today .I am on Paclitaxel and carbonplatin. The nurse called me to say I should not come because the neutrophils is low.
As anyone had such experience please. I am sad and worried.
Hi
It's normal to feel sad and worried because your chemotherapy has been cancelled. I'm hoping that since you posted this you've spoken to your CNS about what, if anything, can be done to increase the level so that you can restart chemotherapy.
I don't have the experience you're looking for but I noticed that you hadn't had any responses to your post. If you type 'low neutrophils' into the search bar in this group you'll find quite a few previous posts on this topic. You could have a read through some of those and respond to the more recent ones if you think that the poster might be able to help you further.
When you have a minute, it would be really useful if you could pop something about your journey so far into your profile as it really helps others when answering or looking for someone with a similar diagnosis. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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You're very welcome and I hope you can get these naughty low neutrophils sorted!
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Hi Soi,
I haven't replied before because I thought someone with more experience would be along. I'm sure my daughter had this trouble once during her chemo treatment. She had caught a cold in spite of being very careful, and had to have one chemo delayed by a few days. It didn't seem to affect her outcome, and she is fine 6 years on. She was told to eat well and rest. I hope by now you have had your treatment.xxx
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