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WBC not high enough for chemo: What can I do to get them higher?

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Mar 24 12:25pm | Replies (25)
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@mommacandy

well got my bloodwork back....idk if its a good thing or not, i'll be honest...yes my numbers are up....WAY WAY up... my pc was concerned about me having an infection since i was running a fever of 102.7 when i was in there...starting Thurs the pain started back up and omg its been awful!!! thank goodness for the pain meds i had. i literally have been miserable.. but my pc said she didn't know if it was the Neulasta or what, she had no idea and wasn't about to even hazard a guess... my wbc was 15.8k , my neutrophils are at 13.3... they were trying to get it to 1.5 ( I think they succeeded).... i'm wondering if my wbc being so high is what has triggered my body into "sickness" mode...
does anyone have any ideas about any of this?

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Mar 23 6:11pm

Hi @mommacandy When you’re having chemotherapy treatments and have a temperature 100.2 or above, general protocol is a direct admittance to the hospital for IV antibitoics. Your WBC count is up which can be an indication of an infection. Do you have a port or picc line?? Your PC was concerned?? What about your oncologist?? You should call them immediately.

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