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traveling while on chemo and white blood counts are low.

Angelasmom2
Angelasmom2 CSN Member Posts: 146
edited March 2014 in Ovarian Cancer #1
Angela had her first chemo on Aug. 19th and will have another on Oct 16. She is scheduled to travel to Anderson from Sacramento for a second oponion. The two hospitals will be working together on Angela's treatment. I am fearful of her flying when her white blood count is at the lowest? What is ya'll's experience with this.
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  • Tasgirl
    Tasgirl CSN Member Posts: 85 Member
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    Hi On another website ladies
    Hi On another website ladies have mentioned eating red skinned peanuts help with low blood platelets. As for flying while blood count is low I guess that would be up to her doctors to decide. I have flown while underging chemo and had no problems. Jenny
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  • Angelasmom2
    Angelasmom2 CSN Member Posts: 146
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    Tasgirl said:

    Hi On another website ladies
    Hi On another website ladies have mentioned eating red skinned peanuts help with low blood platelets. As for flying while blood count is low I guess that would be up to her doctors to decide. I have flown while underging chemo and had no problems. Jenny

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    Thank-you, Jenny. You are a blessing. Linda
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  • saundra
    saundra CSN Member Posts: 1,370 Member
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    I fly
    I wear a surgical mask and fly. Never caught anything in three and a half years. It's a risk though if your counts are low. I don't purposely expose myself usually though. Saundra
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  • Hissy_Fitz
    Hissy_Fitz CSN Member Posts: 1,831 Member
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    saundra said:

    I fly
    I wear a surgical mask and fly. Never caught anything in three and a half years. It's a risk though if your counts are low. I don't purposely expose myself usually though. Saundra

    I had my first chemo in Oct
    I had my first chemo in Oct and in Nov I flew from Dallas to W VA and back, all in a period of 3 days. My counts, both red blood and white blood, were low but I did just fine. I would not have chosen to take a vacation in the middle of chemo, but my mother-in-law died, so there was no help for it.

    Carlene
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