Chemo here I go!
Hi everyone! Just came from my first oncology appointment - Chemo starts next Tuesday! My schedule will be the very standard four cycles of AC - over 12 weeks, 3 weeks apart then 12 x weekly taxo...
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One thing I don't understand is why everybody is prescribed Neulasta without knowing if they even need it or not. I had my first AC and there was a locum oncologist on that day and he said we'll see how you go without it first. Went back for a blood test the next week and fine. WCC recovered no problem.
2nd round my regular doctor was back and said I needed to take the injection. I did. That night I ended up in emergency. I couldn't walk from the bone pain. I felt sick and shaky plus it had turned my whole breast and under arm bright purple. Scared the heck out me. That's and interesting photo to say the least.
The consultant that was at the hospital that night ran the bloods and my WCC was at 116. She said it was no wonder I felt like I did and that I obviously did not need that injection. Onc tried to give it to me again the next round but I refused. I never took it again and was fine the whole way through Wcc recovered well every time.
2nd round my regular doctor was back and said I needed to take the injection. I did. That night I ended up in emergency. I couldn't walk from the bone pain. I felt sick and shaky plus it had turned my whole breast and under arm bright purple. Scared the heck out me. That's and interesting photo to say the least.
The consultant that was at the hospital that night ran the bloods and my WCC was at 116. She said it was no wonder I felt like I did and that I obviously did not need that injection. Onc tried to give it to me again the next round but I refused. I never took it again and was fine the whole way through Wcc recovered well every time.