Infection prevention
I am 10 dayz into my first chemotherapy treatment. So far so good. A bit of nausea and tiredness but not as bad as I expected although I know its early days. My query is about preventing myself from ...
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My first round I was very careful between days 10 to 14 and I was away as it was my son's birthday and I wasn't going to miss it. We were on country roads with srop toilets, dodgy eating areas etc. I took toilet and hand wipes and had hand sanitiser. I ate out of cans ...like baked beans etc on trip down.
2nd round of course I had the white cell booster injection so much less risks.
Whilst my neutrophils had plummeted to below 0.5 I never got sick.
I avoided supermaket shopping in those risky times or took someone who touched the trolley. But also we've all got into the habit of cleaning the trolley diwn with sanitiser wipes now. My family had really awful colds twice during my chemo. All 4 of them. Sonehow I managed to not get any of it. (I often wondered if the chemo killed off the dividing cells) I went to public pools with no issues outside days 10 to 14. I frequently went out for coffee etc but chose the place carefully.
I was told most infections come from within not external with neutropenia. So I just clubg onto tbat. Each cycle I felt like I was getting the flu. Sore neck nodes, aching skin. But it was all related to having the chemo and the body responding. Bever progressed. Kath x
2nd round of course I had the white cell booster injection so much less risks.
Whilst my neutrophils had plummeted to below 0.5 I never got sick.
I avoided supermaket shopping in those risky times or took someone who touched the trolley. But also we've all got into the habit of cleaning the trolley diwn with sanitiser wipes now. My family had really awful colds twice during my chemo. All 4 of them. Sonehow I managed to not get any of it. (I often wondered if the chemo killed off the dividing cells) I went to public pools with no issues outside days 10 to 14. I frequently went out for coffee etc but chose the place carefully.
I was told most infections come from within not external with neutropenia. So I just clubg onto tbat. Each cycle I felt like I was getting the flu. Sore neck nodes, aching skin. But it was all related to having the chemo and the body responding. Bever progressed. Kath x