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Hi Eileen, thank you! She had a first round of carboplatin and taxol 14 days ago. Sometimes she has bad joint/bone pain which seems manageable by drugs but I feel so stressed when she waits until it's v painful... I wanted to ask how did chemo affect your blood test results? Just received her results, and worried that haemoglobin dropped significantly over the last week.

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Hello Vika! I do hope your mother is feeling better soon. I will say that the bone pain actually decreased over time with the chemo. It was the worst in the first couple treatments. It is like your body is in shock. I took ibuprofen and or tylenol and tried epsom salt baths. My blood work overall was ok but I wound up with decreased platelets that did delay my treatment twice. I was very discouraged but apparently it is common. They can't do anything about platelets but wait. I do think with hemoglobin they may be able to address with medications. I hope you have a nurse or way to ask the doctor. I am sure it is so helpful to have you supporting your mother so closely. hope things are going okay. Eileen