This is not how I planned it!
I've just woken up on my fourth morning in hospital with febrile neutropenia, hair coming out in handfuls every day, thinking 'this wasn't how it was supposed to be'. I hoped I would breeze through ch...
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Hi Viv
So glad you are home again & hopefully getting used to your new hairstyle...my hair has been gone since Nov & I still forget sometimes until I see my reflection in the mirror or my windows!
I had a few hospital stays for neutropenia/infection after my 2nd chemo. After that was prescribed Neulasta injection (immunity booster) to take 24 hours after each chemo & this seemed to work great (had my last chemo 13 days ago).
Your oncologist may now do the same for you....so don't worry...the dreaded high temp probably won't happen again! Good luck...Jenny x