Low platlets

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mozart13
mozart13 Member Posts: 118
in Colorectal Cancer #1

my platlets and wbc count are in the boots, chemo is till go, this weekend after infusion of 5 fu is disconected will give myself injection x3, of Grastofil to boost bone marrow production and all those low counts.

kidney function is good , nettle tea took care of that.

Another problem are high Liver functions, any sugestion of good tea to flush liver?

thx all!

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  • Bellen
    Bellen Member Posts: 281 Member
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    Blood transfusion and WBC

    I have 5 days of shots after each chemo to build white bone cells starting one day after 5Fu bottle off, and have had 2 blood tranfusions (2 vials of blood each time) due to low red cells.  Having folfiri + avastin, and both white and red cells have been quite low at times.

  • mozart13
    mozart13 Member Posts: 118
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    Shots

    Gonna give myself third one today, got a bit of back pain, kind of bone pain, I had chemo/rad back in jan, was bresse comparing to folfox, these oxilaplatin is bruttal.

    Apparentlly if back pain, bone pain, shots are working.

    Did you take any supplements, I am thinking about taking garlic extract, to help myself deal with side affects of chemo.

    thx!

  • Bellen
    Bellen Member Posts: 281 Member
    edited May 2017 #4
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    WBC shots - bone pain

    I get quite intense bone pain in my spine and sternum area with the WBC Shots.  My Onco had increased the strength of the shots because my WBC counts were still quite low, so I think I am at 480 mg for 5 days - was initially 300 mg per shot.  I take 2 tylenol 2x per day to help eleviate the pain and this helps quite a bit.  I have also heard that claritin helps.  Also had quite bad heartburn - tried Tums, but ended up taking Pantolac 40 mg - definitely helps.  I don't take any supplements at the time, as not really sure what to take, or if it will help.  

  • mozart13
    mozart13 Member Posts: 118
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    Bone pain

    I am at 300, yesterday afternoon felt like new man, will have chemo and lab work next week.

    Havent taken anything for pain, just bug my kids to massage me, will be interesting to see lab results next week. Alternating nettle tea, dundlion tea every second day, taking 1 gm of garlic extract till Sunday. Fresh orange juice every a.m., apparentlly its good for liver , also for potassium, my potassium is drifting, went from4.1 to 3.6 after couple of sessions.

    Will let you know about labs next week.

  • mozart13
    mozart13 Member Posts: 118
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    Improved

    my liver labs are back to normal, did stop taking garlic extract after couple of days, alternated nettle and dundlion tea.

    Neutrophils and platlets are still down, chemo postponed till next week, no injection this time, expectation is that lab results will improve.

    Numbness in tip of the fingers and toes are off and on, so next chemo will be full dose, that will be my 4th dose, after that will drop it to 85% .

    Overall feels good to have brake from chemo this week, little bit of back pain, I guess bone marrow stimulation is working.

  • lizard44
    lizard44 Member Posts: 409 Member
    edited May 2017 #7
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    Grastofil and bone pain

    When I  was getting Neupogen shots (Neupogen, like Grastofil, is a form of filgrastim) for low white blood cell counts,  I was advised to take a Tylenol or a Claritin tablet an hour or so  before getting each shot  to prevent the  bone pain. The Tylenol worked well for me, but I've heard others say the Claritin worked better for them.

    Grace/lizard44

  • mozart13
    mozart13 Member Posts: 118
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    Bone pain

    I take small amount of tylenol and it works. My oncologist mentioned claritin or reactine.

    thx lizard

  • beaumontdave
    beaumontdave Member Posts: 1,280 Member
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    I take milk thistle capsules

    I take milk thistle capsules for general liver health, do they have a tea version?

  • mozart13
    mozart13 Member Posts: 118
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    Back to normal

    my Labs are back to normal, my Oncologist said that I had excellent response to oxilaplatin, had 4th folfox yesterday.

    This time I will have Grastofil 4 injections.

  • ThomasH
    ThomasH Member Posts: 106 Member
    edited June 2017 #11
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    Another vote for milk thistle capsules

    I take these to support my liver too. So far I've been happy with them, but I haven't seen it offered as a tea. I think you would get a better dose with capsules than you would with tea anyway.

    Good luck with the treatment!

  • mozart13
    mozart13 Member Posts: 118
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    Thx guys

    I think it comes as tea, but you are right Thomas, dose is better in capsule form.

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