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Re: Neulasta????
Chelee's post got me thinking. If there is a cumulative wbc lowering effect, might not be crazy to ask for more frequent labs. Some facilities do weekly. And Chelee's right. Neutropenic fever can be a major event. I was traveling with my mom after her 1 round of Taxol for a second opinion when hers hit in a hotel. In hindsight, there were warning signs but despite being seen in an ER the same day for severe mucostius with nadir/low wbc mentioned, we weren't told what to watch out for. So...if you feel a lot of chills and you just can't get warm, you might soon be on your way to the opposite, severe fever. I was naively giving mom extra blankets. Then a few hours later she woke up in a manic/feverish state repeating words senselessly and had to be taken by ambulance for a week long hospital stay with every antibiotic they could hang on the IV tree. They said a little more delay and she might have passed. I was freaked out by the whole scenario. I can't believe we weren't forewarned. Passing it along.
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