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Cheryl, you're right about the cell counts going down...it's something that is checked before each treatment. I didn't do dose dense, I was on the 3 week cycle and I was blessed that my cell counts were always up and sometimes higher than the nurses expected. You mentioned that people with higher cell counts have fewer side effects..that was something I didn't know but it explains why I didn't find chemo too daunting. I know a few people who did dose dense and they had fluctuating cell counts so that was a good thing to mention.
Toothpaste...I got to the point where I couldn't STAND the taste of toothpaste -- forget that "minty freshness"!!!! I had to switch to one that was cinnamon flavoured...
What I have noticed post chemo is that with my taste buds back? I crave hot spicy food and I would never have liked that before chemo...lots of little gifts after going through that.
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Sherry
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