Platelets down. Treatment delayed 1 week

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  • Quilter_1
    Quilter_1 Member Posts: 117 Member
    #22
    Hang in there.  You will get

    Hang in there.  You will get through this. 

  • zsazsa1
    zsazsa1 Member Posts: 568 Member
    #23
    Feelingalone74 said:

    Zsazsa1,  u mentioned your 6

    Zsazsa1,  u mentioned your 6 months out from chemo. Do u mind me asking a personal question...how much has your hair grown in the 6 months? U don't have to answer if you don't want to I'm just trying to get an idea of how long it will take for my hair to grow after I've completed my treatment.

    I think  my last carboplatin

    I think  my last carboplatin was 6 months ago, and I'd say the hair is 2.5 inches.  It's soft, curly, and I'm thrilled to have it!  For comparison, my daughter buzzed her head in April (much to my dismay), and hers is fully grown in, to a nice boy cut, must be 5 inches.  The difference must be age, health, post-chemo status, radiation.

  • Feelingalone74
    Feelingalone74 Member Posts: 243
    #24
    Thanks so much Suzy and Cindi

    Thanks so much Suzy and Cindi! 

    I'm trying to be strong but sometimes the uncertainties get to me more than I wish they would. 

    It's hard to get out of the truck on treatment day but I put my best feet forward and here I sit praying that the chemo makes me NED forever!

    I hope all you ladies on here are doing and feeling great!!!

    Warmly, Michelle 

  • janaes
    janaes Member Posts: 799 Member
    #25
    Feelingalone, Im so glad you

    Feelingalone, Im so glad you get to resume chemo. It sounds like it was today. I hope it goes well for you today. Maybe your done. Want you to know Im thinking about you.  You going to make it through this ya know. You keep going one day at a time and it will be over one day.

  • barnyardgal
    barnyardgal Member Posts: 272 Member
    #26
    I'm glad you were able to get

    I'm glad you were able to get treatment. Praying NED for all of us!

  • Feelingalone74
    Feelingalone74 Member Posts: 243
    #27
    barnyardgal said:

    I'm glad you were able to get

    I'm glad you were able to get treatment. Praying NED for all of us!

    Yes I was to Barnyard gal!

    Yes I was to Barnyard gal! One more step to being done!

    Yes I pray every day for the same thing for everyone on here! 

    Hope your having a great day!

    Warmly, Michelle 

  • Feelingalone74
    Feelingalone74 Member Posts: 243
    #28
    janaes said:

    Feelingalone, Im so glad you

    Feelingalone, Im so glad you get to resume chemo. It sounds like it was today. I hope it goes well for you today. Maybe your done. Want you to know Im thinking about you.  You going to make it through this ya know. You keep going one day at a time and it will be over one day.

    Thank you so much Jane for

    Thank you so much Jane for thinking of me! As you know treatment day goes comfortably. But yes with one treatment at a time it's one step closer to being done. Wishing these next few months to go by quickly! Resting at home now, drinking lots and getting things done when I can. Again thanks for keeping me in your thoughts

    I hope that you're having a great day!

    Warmly,  Michelle 

  • MAbound
    MAbound Member Posts: 1,175 Member
    #29
    Hang in there, Michelle

    You are really doing great in spite of the ups and downs. We call this journey through treatment a roller coaster because of all of those ups and downs. Some days are just peachy and others are the real pits. You are getting there and I hope you feel good about what you have been able to accomplish so far. See...you are stronger than you knew!

  • Kaleena
    Kaleena Member Posts: 2,088 Member
    #30

    I don’t know why but I do recall that I would drink a small glass of red wine.  It had to be red wine too.  I forget what it helped with since that was back in 2005. But my nurse indicated it was fine to have a glass

    Anyway I hope it all works out for you and you can finish treatment.    That’s enough bumps in the road!   We can sure use some smooth sailing!

    Kathy

  • zsazsa1
    zsazsa1 Member Posts: 568 Member
    #31
    Michelle, glad to hear you

    Michelle, glad to hear you are moving ahead with treatment.  Half way through!  

  • clebo99
    clebo99 Member Posts: 1
    #32
    Hi.  My wife is having a

    Hi.  My wife is having a similiar issue.  She has recurring inflamatory breast cancer (that has spread to her lymph nodes).  She has had 3 chemo sessions but her 4th had to be cancelled last week due to her white blood cells being too low.  She's supposed to go today but they need to do blood work first.  Hopefully she can have her treatment as it seems to be working.  I hope everything works out well for you.  

    Take care.

  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer Member Posts: 3,516 Member
    #33
    clebo99 said:

    Hi.  My wife is having a

    Hi.  My wife is having a similiar issue.  She has recurring inflamatory breast cancer (that has spread to her lymph nodes).  She has had 3 chemo sessions but her 4th had to be cancelled last week due to her white blood cells being too low.  She's supposed to go today but they need to do blood work first.  Hopefully she can have her treatment as it seems to be working.  I hope everything works out well for you.  

    Take care.

    clebo99, I am sorry to hear

    clebo99, I am sorry to hear what your wife is going through.  Please know that none of us fight alone.  The power of the support from our family and friends helps heal as well.  

  • lovemyhubby
    lovemyhubby Member Posts: 27
    #34
    Those darn platelets!

    Those darn platelets!  Everyone‘s body has a different reaction to being subjected to chemo and radiation. Some weather it remarkably well. My platelets and neutrophils both tanked after my first infusion. I had delays after each infusion despite a 25% reduction in dose. Had platelet issues during radiation as well which caused a 3 week suspension after my 11th radiation. I don’t tell you this to scare you. I finished chemo in December 2017 and radiation in May 2018. I am thankfully NED. It is frustrating and scary to experience delays and dose reductions and Neulasta shots but for the majority of us we do get through it. I have thought about you a lot since your initial post. Hang in there and continue to let us know how you are doing. 

  • Feelingalone74
    Feelingalone74 Member Posts: 243
    #35
    lovemyhubby said:

    Those darn platelets!

    Those darn platelets!  Everyone‘s body has a different reaction to being subjected to chemo and radiation. Some weather it remarkably well. My platelets and neutrophils both tanked after my first infusion. I had delays after each infusion despite a 25% reduction in dose. Had platelet issues during radiation as well which caused a 3 week suspension after my 11th radiation. I don’t tell you this to scare you. I finished chemo in December 2017 and radiation in May 2018. I am thankfully NED. It is frustrating and scary to experience delays and dose reductions and Neulasta shots but for the majority of us we do get through it. I have thought about you a lot since your initial post. Hang in there and continue to let us know how you are doing. 

    Lovemyhubby, I'm sorry for

    Lovemyhubby, I'm sorry for your experience with delays but glad u got through all your treatment and especially that your are NED!!!

    Thank you for continuing to think of me! So grateful for u all who do. I think and pray for u all even if I have got on much. I was relieved when my treatment was only postponed for a week.  I'm hoping next weeks goes smoothly without delays but I am on Day 11th radiation and hoping for it not to be causing problems with my platelets or anything else. It's all so scary at times.  I keep saying 1 day at a time...but it still can be hard. 

  • Feelingalone74
    Feelingalone74 Member Posts: 243
    #36
    clebo99 said:

    Hi.  My wife is having a

    Hi.  My wife is having a similiar issue.  She has recurring inflamatory breast cancer (that has spread to her lymph nodes).  She has had 3 chemo sessions but her 4th had to be cancelled last week due to her white blood cells being too low.  She's supposed to go today but they need to do blood work first.  Hopefully she can have her treatment as it seems to be working.  I hope everything works out well for you.  

    Take care.

    thank you.

    thank you.

    I hope all goes well with your wife! Prayers to her. 

  • Feelingalone74
    Feelingalone74 Member Posts: 243
    #37
    zsazsa1 said:

    Michelle, glad to hear you

    Michelle, glad to hear you are moving ahead with treatment.  Half way through!  

    Thank u zsazsa1! Yes, half

    Thank u zsazsa1! Yes, half way there!!! Thankfully.  I will be so happy when it's over and I can resume work and hopefully my normal life.Keep saying I can do this even on the hard days! 

  • Feelingalone74
    Feelingalone74 Member Posts: 243
    #38
    Kaleena said:

    I don’t know why but I do recall that I would drink a small glass of red wine.  It had to be red wine too.  I forget what it helped with since that was back in 2005. But my nurse indicated it was fine to have a glass

    Anyway I hope it all works out for you and you can finish treatment.    That’s enough bumps in the road!   We can sure use some smooth sailing!

    Kathy

    Kathy I'll have to inquire

    Kathy I'll have to inquire about the red wine. 

    Thanks!

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