Just wondering if anyone else having herceptin treatments are experiencing a low reading on thier CBC's. I am having herceptin treatments every three weeks as is usually scheduled for this treatment and of course I always have my CBC before the treatment.. my red blood cell reading is almost constantly a 3.85 or something and the normal readings are suppose to be within 4.5 and 10.0K/mm3.. I do experience being tired and run down feeling, cold..even now with it being hot summer time I am sitting with a blanket throw on me in the house. Is anyone else on this breast cancer treatment regimen having similar experiences. My feet are cold alot..and I am having the awfullest pain in my legs..calves, upper thigh in the back.. I have mentioned the pain in the legs to the nurses and the dr. did give medication for that but it isnt helping me.. When the nurses go over my CBC counts with me prior to my treatment they always say that they look good..my hematocrit was 36.1 and the norm is suppose to fall within 37.0- 47.0.
I have repeatedly asked the nurses if the low red blood cell count would account for my tiredness and of course they say yes but never offer much else as to whether it really should be this low.. and if I should be doing anything to bring it back up more to norm before my next treatment..
with the pain in my legs and this coldness to my extremities.. I am always wondering about whether the herceptin is causing my heart to not pump normally. I have had a muga scan last month and as far as I know it came back ok.. so I am just curious if anyone else on this herceptin is experiencing similar pain and low red blood cell counts?
My best to all of you..
Jodie