Neutropenia
Hi guys I’ve just had chemo treatment no:13 but my 1st AC treatment for the first four days I was flat an unwell and trouble moving my bowels. could feel myself improving more and more over the next 3 days but by day 8 was feeling really good but still not moving my bowels had been using Aculax and Coloxyl that night I had Severe back pain and a temp of 38 thinking it was bowel related I went to hospital and am still here 3 days later having intravenous antibiotics. Apparently blood test came back saying I had an infection and my Neutrophils went as low as 0.2 Dangerously low they are back up to 3.7 now But if my back and bowels weren’t playing up I wouldn’t have had a clue how at risk I was of Serious life threatening infection i still have 3 rounds of AC to go the next in 4 days and am worried I’ll end up in hospital again or at risk of becoming Seriously I’ll has anyone experienced Neutropenia and still managed to get through further treatments without it happening again? I want to make it through my treatment’s for obvious reasons
Neutropenia and hair questions after chemo #1
Hello everyone, thanks for your stories and info. I’m learning a lot from you all and feel comforted by the community feel here. I have just started 4 xTC and have round 2 next week. I ended up back in hospital on Easter Sunday with febrile neutropenia.. the Neulasta injections helped so much that my neutrophils jumped from .0002 to 15 - so now I’m neutrophillic ! Has anyone experienced this ? Also, my hair has started thinning and coming out in small sections.. it’s the most distressing part of chemo for me, as prior to Easter I’d not had any real side effects. I’m thinking of having my hair shaved off as my scalp is really sensitive, but wondered whether doing this reduces the scalp sensitivity ? Appreciate your thoughts x