Endometrial Cancer: Noticing my blessings every day

I'm sure your oncologist took into account the type of chemo you were to be given in recommending fasting. I was treated with Carboplatin and Taxol and was instructed to eat an early breakfast before each treatment to help coat my stomach or my body would not be able to tolerate the treatments.

@starko, was the medication Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) or Neupogen (filgrastim)? Both made of a natural protein known as granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (or G-CSF) and help boost the production of white blood cells.

3.8 - 11.2 10(9)/L is normal & safe. There is a medication whose name I can not recall that will up your white blood count if it dips too low.

Thankyou
What is too low and what do they do for it.

Just be especially aware of your white blood counts, to be sure they do not fall too low as that makes you more susceptible to infections.

My Mayo oncologist is very much into nutrition as a treatment. He also recommends fasting 5 days a week, eat breakfast & lunch, skip dinner. I fasted for 36 hours prior to chemo. Since the chemo was looking for cancer to attack, it is better to have an empty stomach rather then having food absorb the chemo.

Thankyou for sharing. I wondered how it gets with each treatment. Just worried about blood counts dropping. Going to have 3 rd round on Feb. 23, 2021

I am curious how did you know to fast before Chemo?

Hi All.
I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer and had a total hysterectomy in May , 2020. Stage 1A. Peritoneal washing’s were clear, etc. scan in July, and a PET scan in July nothing showed in pelvic area. However last week the CT scan showed 3 masses and 3 lymph nodes.
Waiting for appt Jan 4, 2021 to see what is next. If anyone has had any experience with this , or even Keytruda vs chemo.
I am interested in hearing

I do not want to alarm anyone but I had endometrial cancer in 2009. I went for my regular checkups in Texas and everything was great. In 2013 we move to California I wanted to resume my check ups so I made an appointment with a gynecologist oncologist, I was surprised he did not use a speculum and mentioned it he said that is because there is only a 1% chance it will return. Three more oncologists in 2 years no one used a speculum so I had my GP do one. I still continued to find an oncologist who would use one. Finally I found an oncologist who said she would do it but doubted she would find anything. Well! I had recurrence in my vagina cuff, 30 radiation treatments later and 4 brachytherapy at Stanford something I would not recommend. Be vigilant girls and make sure your doctor uses a speculum. Just want to add that originally I was told no radiation was needed, my surgeon took out over 26 lymph nodes all negative but years later I now have lymphedema no one mentions that either?