1st Chemo - Landed in hospital - white count down to 0

[Guest guest]

I had my first Chemo treatment on the 5th. All went well - no side

effects, felt good but tired, even went back to work.I started running

a fever 10 days later on Sunday afternoon - I was in the ER for 7

hours and then admitted with dehydration, low potasiom, low

electrolites plus no white cell count. to make a long story short I

had to have 2 shots of Neutrogen (not on the same day)which the first

shot brought it up to 2 and the second shot brought it up to 6.

I am triple negative, 63 years old. Got out of the hospital late

Tuesday and am staying home trying to regroup mentally and

physically. I am terrified to have another Chemo treatment for fear

of the same thing happening - I am scheduled for 3 more of

Taxtore/Cytoxin. Can any of you advise or guide me or let me know if

you have gone through the same?

Thanks Dee

[Guest guest]

One time on a Monday in 2002 I had chemo and by Thurs I went back to work and

ended up with a fever that day...Went to the drs on Friday. and got a fluid drip

and had to watch fever ...no better by the next Tues. and waited in ER area for

most of the afternoon waiting to get a room in the hospital because now my

white blood count was down...Took about 2 days to get fever normal and it took

longer to get blood count back to nornal...I went home on a Saturday.. Spent 4

days in the hospital.... I used to get chemo on Monday and go back to work Thurs

and Fri. after being in the hospital I stayed out the whole week from work

because I would have a slight stomach ache and did not want to end up in the

hospital again.

Betsy

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