Low Cell Count

After all treatments done,Awaiting Maintenance program of 5/23,now i find out my white cell count will not allow me to go forward with program.

The Oncologist  says to wait for cell count to come back on it's own.What hapeens if it doesn't come back???

Am i done or what???  

On 4/23/2008 woztoo wrote:

After all treatments done,Awaiting Maintenance program of 5/23,now i find out my white cell count will not allow me to go forward with program.

The Oncologist  says to wait for cell count to come back on it's own.What hapeens if it doesn't come back???

Am i done or what???  

On 4/24/2008 Jack wrote:

 

On 4/23/2008 woztoo wrote:

After all treatments done,Awaiting Maintenance program of 5/23,now i find out my white cell count will not allow me to go forward with program.

The Oncologist  says to wait for cell count to come back on it's own.What hapeens if it doesn't come back???

Am i done or what???  

Does this mean "NO CHEMO" for that long???

My son is undergoing chemo for stomach cancer.  Occasionally his count goes low.  If it gets very low, they give him some injection and that brings it back up and he is able to continue with the chemo.  Sometimes they have to wait until it is back up to acceptable levels for them to continue.

The injections that boost the count are very expensive and insurance has to approve them.  You may want to ask your oncologist about that.

 Jockey

My levels were down and had to stop until they came up, but I only had to wait about a week. I also have had to reduced Temodar strength due to this (200mg). This is my second round on the reduced strength and will have an MRI on Wednesday to see how all is going. My other MRI's were good. Your onc. should have told you what the next step is when this happens. I'm sure they have you get another blood test soon and then start again. Let us know what comes of this for you.

God Bless,

Denise

Your are experiencing a normal side effect of chemotherapy.  If you would like to boost your immune system you might try Carlson Cod liver oil, epicor, and black strap molasses. They are all natural things that can help you recover faster. All the best. mms

On 4/23/2008 woztoo wrote:

After all treatments done,Awaiting Maintenance program of 5/23,now i find out my white cell count will not allow me to go forward with program.

The Oncologist  says to wait for cell count to come back on it's own.What hapeens if it doesn't come back???

Am i done or what???