Well.... platelets in 129 after one week resting, not bad but now the problems are...

pepebcn
pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
edited June 2011 in Colorectal Cancer #1
neutrophils part of the withe cells, I'm in 1.5 ,we go to chemo again tomorrow but .....what's the solution for that ? how long takes to recovery neutrophils?. Any comment highly appreciated!

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  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    Neutrophils?
    Are those white blood cells?

    If so here is a site which talks about treatments

    http://www.lowwhitebloodcells.net/treatments_for_low_white_blood_count/treatments_for_low_white_blood_count.html

    Hugs,

    Marie
  • GaryinUK
    GaryinUK Member Posts: 62
    Might help
    Neurophils should be in the 3 - 6 range, so yours appear low, what was your WBC overall?

    My partner when he was having a Chemo was low once, but after 2 injections they were normal, even though no treatment at present they are 9.7 which I take is very good as the range is 4 - 10.

    After the bounce back of your platelets you should have no problem correcting this too.

    Oh! dont eat any cucumbers.....joke...bloody germans.

    Best wishes

    Gary
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    GaryinUK said:

    Might help
    Neurophils should be in the 3 - 6 range, so yours appear low, what was your WBC overall?

    My partner when he was having a Chemo was low once, but after 2 injections they were normal, even though no treatment at present they are 9.7 which I take is very good as the range is 4 - 10.

    After the bounce back of your platelets you should have no problem correcting this too.

    Oh! dont eat any cucumbers.....joke...bloody germans.

    Best wishes

    Gary

    Listen Gary! IT's BEEN DEMONSTRATED THAT IS NOT
    a problem of the Spanish cucumbers,LOL. hope you are aware about,so eat lots of them.Actually the Spanish gov. has put Germans on a trail for the bad information they gave about Spanish cucumbers , it sounds a joke but as main cucumber suppliers in Europe they are loosing hundreds of million sa month and loosing 600 employees a week,so have a gesture of solidarity and have cucumbers for dinner tonight ! LOL..
    Take care my dear britton friend!
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member

    Neutrophils?
    Are those white blood cells?

    If so here is a site which talks about treatments

    http://www.lowwhitebloodcells.net/treatments_for_low_white_blood_count/treatments_for_low_white_blood_count.html

    Hugs,

    Marie

    Yes Marie they are one of the two different types of WBC !
    Thanks for the link my dear!
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    pepebcn said:

    Listen Gary! IT's BEEN DEMONSTRATED THAT IS NOT
    a problem of the Spanish cucumbers,LOL. hope you are aware about,so eat lots of them.Actually the Spanish gov. has put Germans on a trail for the bad information they gave about Spanish cucumbers , it sounds a joke but as main cucumber suppliers in Europe they are loosing hundreds of million sa month and loosing 600 employees a week,so have a gesture of solidarity and have cucumbers for dinner tonight ! LOL..
    Take care my dear britton friend!

    Once again
    they have us in a Pickle!
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    PhillieG said:

    Once again
    they have us in a Pickle!

    Not pickles but cucumbers Phil!
    Hahahahahaha!
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    Oh, dear.
    Hey, Pepe.

    I don't have the answer for you, but I just want you to know I'm praying your counts get where they need to be.

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    Bummer
    See my comment earlier on the "phils". I'm still dealing with that. They won't come up, but very slightly but then they go down again. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know as well.

    Hugs! Kim
  • marqimark
    marqimark Member Posts: 242 Member
    neutrophils
    I had low counts on white blood cells so I had six or seven neulasta injections two days after infusion while they were taking my 46 hour pump off.

    The plalet counts went out the window next and time off was the Rx for that.

    I guess the neutrophils, though lowered, stayed up enough for me continue treatments.

    Time might be the only Rx.

    Best to you

    Mark
  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    maybe diet, juicing, supplements , chinese tea, meditation
    dear pepe,

    i left out meditation and hypnosis.
    i have kangeroo once a fortnight, put the hop into your step.

    if none of these help, then you could try sex, but you need to do it three times a day for at least one hour. and do this each day for a week. let me know if helps.

    even if it does not cure the blood count, it will get your mind onto something relaxing and enjoyable. and remember it counts as exercise.

    not sure if your up to that.

    i hope you can get it up. the white blood count that is.

    hugs,
    pete
  • thingy45
    thingy45 Member Posts: 632 Member

    maybe diet, juicing, supplements , chinese tea, meditation
    dear pepe,

    i left out meditation and hypnosis.
    i have kangeroo once a fortnight, put the hop into your step.

    if none of these help, then you could try sex, but you need to do it three times a day for at least one hour. and do this each day for a week. let me know if helps.

    even if it does not cure the blood count, it will get your mind onto something relaxing and enjoyable. and remember it counts as exercise.

    not sure if your up to that.

    i hope you can get it up. the white blood count that is.

    hugs,
    pete

    REALLY. I was not aware that sex comes under exercise.It explaines a lot to me about ARnold and the famous golfer addicted to "excercise" LOL.
    I will pass this by my partner, he will love it.
    Thanks Pete, you made my day.
    Hugs
    Marjan
  • luvmum
    luvmum Member Posts: 457 Member
    Dear pepe
    My mum has the same problem, her neutrophils dropped to 0.5 only and her oncologist gave her some kind of white blood cell booster, one shot per day and inject via her belly. She had 5 shots so far.

    You may want to ask your oncologist and see if he/she can prescribe that for you.

    Best wishes,
    Dora
  • GaryinUK
    GaryinUK Member Posts: 62
    pepebcn said:

    Listen Gary! IT's BEEN DEMONSTRATED THAT IS NOT
    a problem of the Spanish cucumbers,LOL. hope you are aware about,so eat lots of them.Actually the Spanish gov. has put Germans on a trail for the bad information they gave about Spanish cucumbers , it sounds a joke but as main cucumber suppliers in Europe they are loosing hundreds of million sa month and loosing 600 employees a week,so have a gesture of solidarity and have cucumbers for dinner tonight ! LOL..
    Take care my dear britton friend!

    Pepe
    It was a joke, we

    Pepe

    It was a joke, we british have a strange sense of humour, the point being that the Germans are laways fast to apportion the blame to someone else.

    I eat cucumbers, but only buy British, always have done.

    I read today that the German comments and the impact on Spain and Netherlands will cost the British at least £16million pounds, now I know why we joined the EU.

    Nothing to do with cancer but it may mildly amuse other readers

    Stay, happy safe and well

    Gary
  • tanstaafl
    tanstaafl Member Posts: 1,313 Member
    PSK
    Our best luck with platelets has been with PSK, or at least an American clone - JHS Coriolus extract, while on oral chemo. PSK's action is different than Neulasta. The price is not too terrible either.
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    GaryinUK said:

    Pepe
    It was a joke, we

    Pepe

    It was a joke, we british have a strange sense of humour, the point being that the Germans are laways fast to apportion the blame to someone else.

    I eat cucumbers, but only buy British, always have done.

    I read today that the German comments and the impact on Spain and Netherlands will cost the British at least £16million pounds, now I know why we joined the EU.

    Nothing to do with cancer but it may mildly amuse other readers

    Stay, happy safe and well

    Gary

    Gary I was joking as well honestly don't care too much about
    cucumbers lately!,
    Take care!
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    GaryinUK said:

    Pepe
    It was a joke, we

    Pepe

    It was a joke, we british have a strange sense of humour, the point being that the Germans are laways fast to apportion the blame to someone else.

    I eat cucumbers, but only buy British, always have done.

    I read today that the German comments and the impact on Spain and Netherlands will cost the British at least £16million pounds, now I know why we joined the EU.

    Nothing to do with cancer but it may mildly amuse other readers

    Stay, happy safe and well

    Gary

    Darn Germans!
    Darn Germans!!!!

    Uncircumsized pickles...WHAT????? Bad for you????

    Hugs, Kathi
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    KathiM said:

    Darn Germans!
    Darn Germans!!!!

    Uncircumsized pickles...WHAT????? Bad for you????

    Hugs, Kathi

    Hahahaha who said uncircumcised pickles ? not me! hahahaha!
    I agree Darn Germans they cut not do it worst!