Stopping Chemo

Shelley,what a terrible experience for you and your Mum.I am 59 and had chemo last year.A lot of ladies on here have had their white cell count drop,and have been hospitalised on antibiotics.I would like to suggest,if your Mum doesn't mind,that she NOT stop her chemo without talking to her oncologist first.ALSO,I think you will find,that most of her feeling so dreadful,was because of the infection that she picked up,and not from the chemo.Now that she will be having the injection each round,she should avoid that problem again.The first round is always the toughest,because you don't know what to expect,and it was just pure bad luck that your Mum picked up an infection.The injection that they are talking about for your Mum is very common.I hope that some other ladies with experience of infection and hospitalisation will come on here and offer their advice to you and your Mum.Try to remember,that chemo is given for a good reason,and there are plenty of medications to stop the side effects of it.Hopefully your Mum will be a whole lot better the second round.Take care xoxRobyn