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So upset!

Annette 11
Annette 11 CSN Member Posts: 380
edited August 2011 in Breast Cancer #1
Please help me. I just called for my blood test results and I was hoping and praying that my WBC and nutraphils went up. Well they DID NOT! I am so dissappointed I could cry. I have been taking all the right vitamins. I always eat healthy and I was sure it was going to be OK. She told me the WBC is still 2.9 and nutriphils are 1.3. I just don't know what to do. I am out of Chemo 9 MONTHS now! I am so tired of this. I am afraid to go on vacation the end of Sept. due to my resistance will be low. I still have my port in which I thought would be coming out if wbc was up. I see onc. beginning of Sept.
Please if anyone has had this happen please tell me about it. I'm so down right now.
Thank you for replying.
Annette
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  • TraciInLA
    TraciInLA CSN Member Posts: 1,994 Member
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    You just have to ride out the roller coaster, Annette
    Annette, I'm sorry, I don't remember what type of chemo you had -- I did 4 rounds of Taxotere/Cytoxan, and my oncologist told me it was normal for WBC counts to roller coaster up and down for up to a year after chemo -- mine sure did, for at least 6 months, before they stabilized.

    Chemo is going to screw with WBC counts in most people, no matter how healthy you eat -- you can eat all the spinach in the world, or have a Ding-Dong with every meal, but you still just have to be patient with yourself and your body, and give it time to recover.

    Traci
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  • cahjah75
    cahjah75 CSN Member Posts: 2,631
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    Annette
    I'm sorry that your WBC and Neutrafils are low. I finished chemo Dec 2010 and mine are still a bit low. My onc doesn't seem concerned. I haven't let it stop me from doing anything. I'm having outpatient surgery on Wed so my counts must have been ok. Stay strong....
    {{hugs}} Char
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  • Annette 11
    Annette 11 CSN Member Posts: 380
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    TraciInLA said:

    You just have to ride out the roller coaster, Annette
    Annette, I'm sorry, I don't remember what type of chemo you had -- I did 4 rounds of Taxotere/Cytoxan, and my oncologist told me it was normal for WBC counts to roller coaster up and down for up to a year after chemo -- mine sure did, for at least 6 months, before they stabilized.

    Chemo is going to screw with WBC counts in most people, no matter how healthy you eat -- you can eat all the spinach in the world, or have a Ding-Dong with every meal, but you still just have to be patient with yourself and your body, and give it time to recover.

    Traci

    Traci
    I had the same exact treatment as you--4 rounds of Taxotere/Cytoxan.
    Thank you...I just feel so down...It's been 9 months! IF if went up alittle I would feel ok, hopeful.
    Hugs
    Annette
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  • Annette 11
    Annette 11 CSN Member Posts: 380
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    cahjah75 said:

    Annette
    I'm sorry that your WBC and Neutrafils are low. I finished chemo Dec 2010 and mine are still a bit low. My onc doesn't seem concerned. I haven't let it stop me from doing anything. I'm having outpatient surgery on Wed so my counts must have been ok. Stay strong....
    {{hugs}} Char

    Char
    Please tell me what your WBC # is?? What is your Neutraphil #. I remember you had said your numbers were low awhile ago but you never stated the numbers.
    Thanks
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  • DianeBC
    DianeBC CSN Member Posts: 3,881 Member
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    TraciInLA said:

    You just have to ride out the roller coaster, Annette
    Annette, I'm sorry, I don't remember what type of chemo you had -- I did 4 rounds of Taxotere/Cytoxan, and my oncologist told me it was normal for WBC counts to roller coaster up and down for up to a year after chemo -- mine sure did, for at least 6 months, before they stabilized.

    Chemo is going to screw with WBC counts in most people, no matter how healthy you eat -- you can eat all the spinach in the world, or have a Ding-Dong with every meal, but you still just have to be patient with yourself and your body, and give it time to recover.

    Traci

    I haven't had this happen
    I haven't had this happen Annette. I do want to let you know that I am hoping and praying you feel better.
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