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@collegeprof I actually have low potassium! My oncologist feels it is a result of the 80mg...
@collegeprof I actually have low potassium ... except an ice cream cone once in a while ... My energy is better, the blood cancer ... is due to the dialysis cleaning my blood ... /system, and allowing the chemo medications
Support Group: Kidney Conditions
Posted: May 22, 2023
Well basically blood work and an exam while we talked about symptoms. Not sure your thoughts...
Well basically blood work and an exam ... while we talked about symptoms. ... Not sure your thoughts as to what a Hemo ... All i remember is standard blood work ... But my saturation was on the low side
Posted: Mar 27, 2023
@digger: Thanks Colleen for bringing me in for this discussion. I began my radium223 treatments in...
with the significant side effects of low ... blood counts. ... in a decision to go to a docetaxel chemo ... throughout the chemo treatment. ... Hemoglobin, white cells, neutrophiles
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Nov 17, 2022
Hi @eibsee1948, I’m sorry to hear about your cancer diagnosis and truly empathize with all you’re...
All the chemo and radiation therapy ... The few weeks after the chemo you’re ... going to have some low blood numbers ... I’m thinking your chemo and radiation ... Your red and white blood counts will
Posted: Oct 7, 2022
I started Tagrisso last December after my lung cancer metastasized to my brain. My particular non-smoker's...
I had some dry skin issues for a while ... My sodium level fell so low my Oncologist ... My WBC is still low, but my doctor doesn ... I get a blood test every month. ... nearby lymph node, so four rounds of chemo
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Posted: May 21, 2021
Claire, I’m happy you’re able to get the virtual visit. At least you’ll be able to...
hospital last year for the initial chemo ... The chemo nurses were so caring and ... truly, became my family while I was ... the blood count is low. ... blood cells and it’s quick rise back
Posted: Jun 17, 2020
In 2020 I started having different health problems - shortness of breath, swelling in legs. Primary...
While on phone with kidney doctor for ... said I had an abnormal protein in my blood ... After the 6 months I went on chemo with ... choice this year of stopping my monthly chemo ... My immune system is very low because
Posted: Dec 23, 2025
Aw golly, Jacklyn, I know you’re feeling pretty scared right now about going through treatments for...
You’re having a 7+3 cocktail, as my chemo ... The chemo targets rapidly dividing cells ... Within a week or so, your blood cells ... Because your cell counts will be low ... The infusions can take a while.
Posted: Jul 12, 2025
NED stands for “No Evidence of Disease.” This means your scans don’t show anything abnormal. It...
I’m also going through chemo again, ... blood transfusions. ... For low white cells, they give Neulasta ... platelets until it low enough to be ... questions to every visit so you can write
Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers
Posted: May 1, 2025
Thank you for sending me your greeting. I was just thinking of everyone here, trying to...
His reds are very low, and his whites ... Many of his chemo treatments have had ... to have been postponed due to too low ... blood counts. ... as numbers increase, he is back on chemo
Hi @bettersleep68 It’s not unusual mid cycle for blood numbers to drop. Basically, chemo targets quickly...
bettersleep68 It’s not unusual mid cycle for blood ... Basically, chemo targets quickly dividing ... rapidly dividing cells such as red/white ... During mid month the drop reaches a low ... least for me, that was several days of low
Posted: Apr 4, 2025
Hi, @pmlind4. I’m sorry I missed your post earlier this month. As a refresher, here is...
He has had 2 rounds of chemo treatment ... produce healthy cells…sometimes red/white ... Chemo is used to help knock down the ... Your instincts are right about anemia/low ... Your husband has had 2 rounds of chemo
My husband was diagnosed with MDS in October, 2023. It is high risk; close to AML....
He has extremely low red & white ... blood cells as well as platelets. ... He has had many red blood and platelet ... He takes Vidaza chemo shots (usually ... Will it be a series of chemo and pills
I did not see my oncologist. I only went in for pre-chemo blood work. They just...
I only went in for pre-chemo blood work ... They just called me and told me my white ... blood cell count is still too low, ... what has brought my WBC count down so low ... give me a treatment with my WBC so low
Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers
Posted: Sep 18, 2024
Thank you Lori for reading my story and for your encouraging response - so appreciated! I...
hemoglobin numbers and platelets are in the low ... end of normal range (improved) but white ... counts are still very low and haven ... multiple platelet transfusions after each chemo ... He does not feel cord blood is a good
I was on Tamoxifen for 5 months after 7 months on Anastrozole, My symptoms on Tamoxifen...
bought it in Cancun and had it for a while ... supposed to be 25 and 35 or something low ... began doubling every 2 weeks, I had blood ... onco score was 29 and I never had chemo ... ;monitor" any recurrence via a blood
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Sep 2, 2024
Yep, my trial was a single-site trial at MD Anderson in Houston. Amazing place with so...
from preserved/donated umbilical cord blood ... and attack cells that express TROP2 while ... other participants, but the 4-month chemo ... Low odds, but we might see results in
@pbprice, I can understand your worry about not being able to get your scheduled chemotherapy because...
scheduled chemotherapy because of low ... white blood cells. ... that your oncologist knows that the chemo
Support Group: Cancer
Posted: Oct 10, 2019
Susan, as your blood numbers drop off from the AML and the chemo, your body will...
from the AML and the chemo, your body ... having to give up knife juggling for a while ... out of the blue one day, thankfully while ... There are no awards given for having low ... s theme song when I thought of the white
Kevin has given you a great summary and the questions to ask about contact information for...
to enjoy your food due to the "chemo ... Be sure to ask for Neulasta if your white ... blood cells tank, or just after each ... blood cells get too low. ... Good luck to you--the chemo was very
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: May 18, 2024