Tranafusion - please help!

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Septmom
Septmom Member Posts: 150
edited June 2014 in Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After

I am on weekly taxols and after my 8th my haemoglobin has dropped to 7.9. My MO said that typically they do transfusion if it falls below 8 but said I don't need it right now. So I go in Monday for blood work. Also WBC counts are low and I had to take 3 neupogen shots this week. My taxol number 9 on Friday was cancelled. After two Neupogen shots my counts didn't go above 1. So they will see my counts on Monday after I had the third shot on Friday. I have been eating iron rich foods. Even had a steak. But I feel so fatigued and have been on the couch all day. I have a feeling that my haemoglobin will be lower as I am still so tired. I was wondering how many ladies have had a transfusion. What was your experience. Getting a transfusion makes me nervous. Do you feel better after a transfusion? Did you need transfusions going further? I did fine with 8 taxols. I have 4 more to go and I feel so bad I feel stressed about how I will finish. I feel discouraged. Please any input would be greatly appreciated.

Septmom 

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  • Garlikbread
    Garlikbread Member Posts: 181
    edited March 2014

    My counts had dropped at one point to 8 and my onc said the same thing and my chemo for that Friday was post postponed until the following Monday and they came up to 9. Unfortunately I had a transfusion after I think my 3rd chemo of Adriamycin because my counts were like 7. something. After the transfusion I felt fine just super sleepy. My counts have stayed up since then, its has been over 3 weeks since transfusion.  I felt weird about getting blood but in the end I knew that I needed it.  I start Taxol on tomorrow and I was told that normally the counts are not affected but I guess not. 

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