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xskeetshooter
xskeetshooter CSN Member Posts: 169
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
you said when you replyed to aysemari.that you were building your inmune system while on chemo. my doc said that was a big no no. they want you to have no inmune for the chemo to work. so building your inmune with chemo will defeat what their trying to do
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  • pgrace35
    pgrace35 CSN Member Posts: 122
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    Well it just goes to show the many different opinions oncologists have, which I have run into a few times now on other issues, but she said it was fine and encouraged it....so I did. The funniest thing was, at work I was going through chemo and everybody around me would be sick with colds or the flu and I never got sick once, of course I took many measures to stay clear of everyone. Do what you think is best for you, and it was tamoxifin I did the research on, I have never heard of the other drugs, my oncologist never gave me any other options either. Good luck!
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  • dyaneb123
    dyaneb123 CSN Member Posts: 950
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    Huh? After every chemo we
    Huh? After every chemo we get nuelasta to build up the immune system and keep us from getting sick while on chemo. Of course they want us to strengthen the immune system.
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  • MAJW
    MAJW CSN Member Posts: 2,510 Member
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    dyaneb123 said:

    Huh? After every chemo we
    Huh? After every chemo we get nuelasta to build up the immune system and keep us from getting sick while on chemo. Of course they want us to strengthen the immune system.

    TOLD to take.......
    I was told to absolutely NOT TO TAKE VITAMINS or anything that wasn't prescribed by my oncologist......Nuelasta builds up white blood cells, to prevent infections.....
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  • xskeetshooter
    xskeetshooter CSN Member Posts: 169
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    dyaneb123 said:

    Huh? After every chemo we
    Huh? After every chemo we get nuelasta to build up the immune system and keep us from getting sick while on chemo. Of course they want us to strengthen the immune system.

    ok
    i got that shot too, but wanted to take this pill to strengthen my inmune. and the said no way.it would defeat the purpose of chemo. so go figure
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