Blood Test Results and Chemo - 1254468

gn21
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My last chemo of carboplatin and alimta was postponed because of poor blood results. The key ones were HB 100, WBC 2.6, PLT 91, RBC 2.98 and Neutrphils .63. Lots of others were low as well.

Is there anything I can eat, drink or otherwise do to try and improve my results?

Gail

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Reply # - March 4, 2013, 07:54 PM

Dr West
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I'm sorry to hear that -- unfortunately, the short answer is no. With your cell lines all down, even doing growth factor shots like G-CSF won't bring all of the lines up. Usually in someone who has received a lot of prior treatment, it's primarily that the marrow is getting burned out being on overdrive trying to churn out new cells over and over and over for years.

I wish I had a better answer, and you'll probably get various well-meaning recommendations to eat things that are proposed to be super-healthy (and probably taste that way), but there's no quick fix. The main remedy is just time off of chemo to recover the counts over longer than would be required in someone who hasn't been on a lot of prior therapy.

-Dr. West

Reply # - March 4, 2013, 09:07 PM

gn21
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Thanks for quick and amusing response!

Well, at least I can know there's nothing I should be doing (other than drinking bat wings soaked in the juice of termites!) LOL

Gail

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