I had my hysterectomy in Jan 22, and radio April-May 22. At my Dec 22 check up I mentioned to the oncologist that I was feeling a bit tired still, so she requested a repeat thyroid function test (I am already hypothyroid). My GP likes to get good value from blood tests so decided to also add in a full blood count and B12 check. Thyroid came back normal, B12 was borderline OK, but my white cell count was slightly low (below normal). A repeat full blood count after 6 weeks gave the same result. My GP was concerned it could be some kind of infection even though I had no symptoms. I mentioned having had radio but he was a bit dismissive and said it was usually with chemo that that could happen. I then started taking a vitamin B complex supplement in case it would help. A second repeat 6 weeks after that showed a slight improvement, which was a relief, and a third repeat 6 weeks later (mid June) showed another slight improvement, almost normal. My B12 had improved too, I saw my oncologist last Friday for my check up, and told her about it, and she said that because the area covered by pelvic radiotherapy involves quite a lot of bone, and that means the bone marrow can be affected, resulting in lower white cell production. I’m almost back to normal now and not at all concerned, but I thought I’d mention it here as I’d not seen it mentioned here before.
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