Hi Nadine,
i had similar problems as you but the treatment I received was different
- neulasta injections after each chemo as standard treatment for ALL patients in the QLD public hospital system.
- when I was admitted to hospital with zero neutrophils, inflammatory response but no sepsis, I received extra neulasta injections daily till neutrophils reached 1.0, took 5 days of injections.
- had no veins and Docs safely put a picc line in under ultrasound guidance. If your doc can't do that then an anaesthetist should be able to do it for you. I had no complications with bleeding and the picc remained in for the rest of my chemo, made it all so much easier than being tortured with IV attempts. Your veins do collapse with chemo & unfortunately it won't get any better.
Neutrophils have to be back to normal by day of treatment. My doc wouldn't reduce next chemo dose but we negotiated an extra weeks break so I could regain strength.
have a serious talk with your doc about your options, there are things he can be doing to help you. Good luck, Tracey
