I was told my white cell count went to zero....and I was frantic, taking my temp sometimes every 5 mins because my daughter had come home from school with a sore throat and I started to get one...i had people on standby to look after her and take me into hospital...but we were careful with hand hygiene and have bottles of hand gel around the place...anyway all went well and my next pre chemo blood tests were last tuesday and all were ok and was able to have the 2nd round of docetaxel and cyclophosphamide on wednesday. I had the neulasta yesterday, and I feel pretty good today, much better than day 3 of the first cycle, so it'll be interesting to see how things pan out over the next few days...I know i am less anxious this time around and will take pain meds more regularly. I have one of those dawn fraser circulation boosters and I used that last night because of painful legs I think from swelling...and that was helpful, so may used that a bit more this cycle.
Thanks Jessica for your post and hope all goes well for you...and thanks for everyone else who has replied....it really is helpful to hear everyone elses experiences....
jo
