WHITE Count Levels during Chemo

Trying2beME
Trying2beME Member Posts: 2
edited June 2014 in IDC (Invasive Ductal Carcinoma)

Question?  How low has everyone else's white count / hemoglobin been during there chemo treatments?

Please advise

Sincerely Trying2beME

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  • ebann
    ebann Member Posts: 3,026
    edited February 2009

    Hi there Trying2beME

    My WBC has been as low as 1.2 and the hemoglobin has been a 4 my RBC has been so low that I have had 2 blood transfusions. My platelet's's have been so low that they almost was considering a platelet transfusion. I have been doing chemo for a year now. Just finished hopefully 1/7 and have been going to the onc one to two weeks to get shots for my counts. For they are still low and slowly rising. I find out in March if I am cancer free. I wish you the best with this. It takes time.

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  • Alo123
    Alo123 Member Posts: 308
    edited February 2009

    I take the nuelast shot after my treatment....my count after the forst week 14....than 2nd week was 7.  

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  • Trying2beME
    Trying2beME Member Posts: 2
    edited February 2009

    Thank you so MUCH for the Info.......I have 2 more treatments to go this Wednesday and then March 18th is the last one of 6.  THANK GOODNESS!!!  I am Praying for you too that you are cancer free in March too.  Thank you for the reply.  I also take a nuelasta shot the day after Chemo.

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  • dcsige
    dcsige Member Posts: 18
    edited March 2009

    Hi Trying2beME!  My White Blood Cell count is always low :( I dropped as low as 0.8, after my first chemo treatment of AC, and I was given daily neupogen shots until it was high enough to do my second round of chemo last week. I had a lot of bone pain, but the shots worked.  This time, they have been closely monitoring me, but even with the neupogen shots I can't seem to get above 1.2.  No bone pain either, even though I have had more shots of nuepogen, so I am not sure if it is working as well.  Basically stuck at home, washing my hands every three seconds, and monitoring my temperature.  No one has mentioned transfusions to me, and they haven't tried nuelasta. Good luck with everything!

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  • havehope
    havehope Member Posts: 503
    edited March 2009

    I finish the first 4 FAC and i did it without neulasta. The lower WBC i had was 2000 but after a week it always went up to 4000 even 5000. I will start weekly taxol next week. Did not have problems with my red cells or plateles. Don't forget everybody is different.

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  • Bethie1
    Bethie1 Member Posts: 393
    edited March 2009

    Hi!!  I've been told mine were low also, can't remember number but doctor increased my chemo 5%, and will do so again this Wed 3/11.  He said that's normal, and the 5% incease in my case should do it, but I've only got 2 treatments down, and going for 3rd one on 3/11.

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  • jenns
    jenns Member Posts: 7
    edited March 2009

    Going into treatment I had low hemoglobin 8.2 I am usually around 10 and normal for women is 12-14.  I go in Tuesday for 3rd treatment and we will see if my level dropped or not.

     Don't know what my white cell count was I think they would have mentioned it if it was a problem. I do take nuelasta after my chemo as well.

    good luck 

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  • Husband11
    Husband11 Member Posts: 2,264
    edited March 2009

    During my wife's first cycle of FEC, on day 18 or 19 (2 days before the next infusions) her neutrophil count was down to 0.2.   After 48 hours it went up to 0.9, still not enough for another chemo.  One day later it was 2.17 and she got her 2nd infusion of FEC.

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