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Treatment delayed due to low WBC and platelets
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Sep 16 9:51am | Replies (22)Comment receiving replies
Neulasta injection on day pump was pulled did help with WBC but isn’t an answer for platelets. I had two separate platelet infusions when they were considered dangerously low.
Don’t laugh… but my ultimate answer was very dark chocolate! I bought clean, organic dark chocolate bars and ate a square every evening. At least 85% cacao.
Once that routine was in place I have never had low platelets. I did folfurinox for 8 months and then also folfuri.
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I love this!! Dark chocolate, great! I have 2 non-medical things I do to put off my pancreatic cancer: why not? Linseed oil (always refrigerated), just a half tablespoon a day (I only weigh 94 pounds, lost 25 pounds) and propolis honey, just a spoon or so on toast. Hope (more but healthy) chocolate helps my low blood counts too. If not, at least I'll enjoy it.
I admire you who can tolerate chemo; to my oncologist's discontent, I cannot and will not after my first 2 sessions including a pump that went home with me for 2 nights (whatever that was). Radiation on a mass in my mesentery (not sure as a biopsy was deemed too dangerous) was a piece of cake and reduced cancer antigen to 50 from 100. I still feel good and enjoy my life a lot; but I am 84 yrs old and different rules apply.