raw fruits and vegetables

That is a good question

Well I ate raw fruits during chemo not realising that it could cause a problem.... I think somewhere around chemo #4 when I hospitalised I was told off for bringing in fruits. My doc never warned me before starting chemo.

Good question really... how would you know when counts are down?

I know I wasnt much help, hopefully one of the other ladies will come along soon, with a more helpful answer.
Best wishes with your treatment.
mel
xoxo

You'll really be able to impress your oncologist when you know this info. Your counts are the lowest seven to ten days after your treatment. That period of time is called the Nadir. I am a nurse and gave chemo to children, so that's the only reason I know that term.

My onc told me to stay away from raw fruits and veggies during my nadir...I was glad because I had forgotten that little tidbit.

I ate uncooked fruits and vegetables throughout my chemo; nobody told me not to. I would think that as long as you wash things thoroughly you would be fine.

I even ate salad off a salad bar. That's a big no no. However, that was only done once the day of chemo. I believe my onc said I could have fresh fruits and veggies. My WBC was always up due to Neulasta (well, they were up when blood work was done day of chemo). I ate no rare meat. Heck, I can't remember what I ate!
Shirley

I found out the hard way about raw fruits and vegetables a few weeks ago. My first bout with BC/chemo was in 2005 and I ate all sorts of salads and fruits with no problem. (Dose dense AC/Taxol with Neulasta shots.)

This time, I'm on weekly Taxol/Carboplatin. Three Fridays in a row, then I skip a week, for a total of 12 treatments.

The first day I went back to work half time, I had a Subway sandwich and had them put spinach on it because it has more nutrition than lettuce.

That night, I had the worst diarrhea of my life. Like every 15 to 20 minutes for several hours, then it backed off to every half hour, then every hour, then every two hours. I didn't get to sleep until 5 a.m.

I called the onc on call around 9 p.m., asking if it was OK for me to take immodium and he agreed that I'd picked up some sort of bug.

I don't get Neulasta this time, which is fine because it gave me terrible bone pain in 2005. But I think my white cell nadir is on Sundays and Mondays, because I feel so tired then. I ate that spinach on a Monday.

No one had ever told me to avoid fresh fruits and vegetables, but now I do. I eat a lot of cantaloupe and canned fruit. And I make sure all the vegetables I eat (especially at restaurants) are HOT!

I am on my 2nd chemo for breast cancer and the nausea is horrible. I love raw carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, but, noticed that the blogs are saying that raw veggies are not good. RUH ROH!!  What is the "recommended diet" for breast cancer treatments while you are doing chemo? Fresh veggies, fresh fruits, no red meat, only chicken????  help? does anyone know what a "good" diet would be? thx