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PETA_WILLIAMS's avatar
10 years ago

BLOOD TEST RESULTS

hI i, Firstly I have been low key lately hope everyone has been ok. I had my blood test and got results yesterday. WCC is up . My Cholestrol is also high which is  a blow. I have another test in 8 weeks. I was Hormone receptor negative with my cancer , probably triple negative.  How high is high enough to be doing scan? Does anyone have an opinion My Gp wants to wait till nest test to investigate. Any way I hope you are all doing well and have been progressing. Hugs to you all Love Peta

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  • Inam assuming WCC to be a white cell count and really would not panic right now as that could be anything. It need not be cancer related...

    Can be caused by a mild food allergy even... Couple of months will give you a better understanding of how bloods are doing and I keep on being told by Oncologists and breast care nurses that in the world of breast cancer couple of months of break or delay in treatment even do not make a difference.

    Remember that scans on their own (as is) are harmfull so doing too many can invite not just recurrence but other cancers and I am sure that is all the GP is trying to do - protect you from potentially greater harm.

    We get radiated and poisoned enough as is during active treatment that the body is needs a break so as hard as it sounds I would just hang in there and concentrate on tweaking the diet these few weeks to lower the cholesterol and to try and boost the immune system.

    I know it is easier said than done but just keep on remembering that scans = tissue being radiated = increased risk of cancers so conservative approach at this stage surely is going to be better for you staying cancer free long term.

    Hugs

    Jel.

  • Hi PETA, what is WCC? I'm also wondering what stage you are at? Regarding your GP do you mean he/she wants to wait to re test WCC? I'm also a triple negative.....finished all treatment three weeks ago (chemo and Radiothreaphy) and got the ok to get away in our caravan.....so here we are holidaying at Nambucca. 

    I feel silly not knowing what WCC is but I'm forever learning new things from this site.

    keep warm and as well as possible.

    Anne-Marie ????