Re: Help with painful side effects from TCHP!
Platelets can actually get pretty low without any serious consequences, other than bruising easily, unless you're going to have surgery. I was very reassured when I talked to my doctor about my platelets dropping into single digits.* It's not ideal, but also not a huge problem.
Stay on top of diarrhea (with medication), and stay hydrated. It can become a vicious cycle if you don't interrupt it.
Hang in there. You won't be on chemo forever.
Amy
*Not really "single digits." The number they give on my reports is in the thousands. So your "borderline" number is 150,000.
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