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0.3 white blood cell count Posted: 06-21-08 18:32pm
Hi,
Before a weakened version of 2nd chemo my
mother with diabetis had enough
whitebloodcells to be allowed to get the
2nd chemo.
She had cancer in her back and probably
also on more places in her body..
Thursday was the 2nd chemo.
Friday she was tired, but managed to walk
to the barber for a haircut with my
brother.
That night it went very bad, she had a
hard time breathing, couldn't pee, belly
was as if she was pregnant (but the belly
she was told to be normal after chemo and
medication) not to mension her feet and
legs were swollen.
Saterday afternoon the ambulance came to
pick her up.
Sunday 15th early night she passed away,
her white bloodcells were at 0.3
She was puking red/brown blood, died in
shock, the docters said she didn't knew
and didn't see it coming. Reanimation was
effectless.
I knew my mother had a weak imume system,
she's always been trying to get it up with
everything, vitamins, pills, healthy food
(she always ate healthy) Not to mension
she had breastcancer and chemo about 6
years ago.
Now my question..
How can whitebloodcells ever decrease so
rapidly fast!!??
She had enough to get the chemo, I just
don't understand...
How could nobody have forseen this.
Please help, I think it's so weird..
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MandMs
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Hi! Posted: 06-23-08 12:39pm
I'm so sorry for your lost.
Decreased number of white blood cells is
expected in those receiving chemotherapy.
It can develop suddenly over a few hours
or days after chemo drugs are received,
due to chemo-induced impaired bone
marrow's ability to produce white blood
cells.
Chemotherapy slows the production of blood
cells by killing them off as they grow and
divide. The number of white blood cells
goes down first, because these cells have
the shortest life span in the blood. So if
your bone marrow isn't making them, the
numbers will quickly drop.
Metastatic cancer that has spread to
bones, can also give low white blood cells
count.
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Posted: 06-23-08 12:54pm
I see, thanks for telling me this!!
I think the doctors should have told us:
It is possible that you die within days if
you take this chemo because your white
bloodcells drop down in big numbers.
They knew my mothers state, but they just
gave it a go.
On the other hand the cancer would have
grown even more if it wouldn't have been
for the chemo, but now she died sooner.
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MandMs
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Posted: 06-30-08 10:25am
You are welcome!
I feel with your sorrow and grief!
I don't wanna sound rude, but, your mum
was facing cancer in an advanced phase
(metastasis in different places), and, her
prognosis was poor with or without
treatment.
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GiRo
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Posted: 07-01-08 01:54am
Well, the cells were active.. but not yet
tumors, so we just tried to stop them from
growing, but they continued after hormone
cures, so we tried chemo, but even with
the chemo they kept growing...
What you say is true I guess..
Thanks a lot again ^^
