[quote=SusanW]Wanda, I asked the nurse at Sloan today(with you in mind) about the wbc counts and she did say that it's not unusual for people to have low counts for 6 months or longer after chemo.

Is John having symptoms due to the low count? [/quote]

Hi. Thank you so much for thinking of us and asking the nurse. John's Oncologist didn't seem concerned at all. John's energy level is back and he feels good. He eats a great balanced diet, salad every night with dinner and takes lots of vitamins. He just thought being a year out of treatments that the WBC would be back to "normal". He doesn't go back to him until September. He told John that when they do the blood work in September they will also test his thyroid levels. He sees the ENT next month and the RO in June. Hope your hubby is doing o.k. Thinking of you often.

Wanda (47) caregiver to husband John (56) age at diag.(2009)
1-13-09 diagnosed Stage IV BOT SCC (HPV+)
2-12-09 PEG placed, 7-6-09 removed
Cisplatin 7 weeks, 7 weeks (35) IMRT
4-15-09 - treatment completed
8-09,12-09-CT Scans clear, 4-10,6-11-PET Scans clear
4-2013 - HBO (30 dives) tooth extraction
10-2019 - tooth extraction, HBO (10 dives)
11-2019 - Left lateral tongue SCC - Stage 2