The main worry is the White cell count and this is usually hit hard by the chemo. There is nothing you can do to counter this. I would recommend that you stay close to home and don't put Jen at any risk of catching an infection from others. This is a not unexpected response to the chemo. And is quite common. Kris's WCC got as low as 0.4. His 2nd cisplatin was delayed a week and he did not get the third dose. We were told that studies showed no difference in outcome for those who did not complete the whole chemo course. You just have to wait for the bone marrow to recover from the chemos toxic hit. This applies to the Hb and platelets too. Wishing you both well, Tammy.
Caregiver/advocate to Husband Kris age 59@ diagnosis DX Dec '10 SCC BOT T4aN2bM0 HPV+ve.Cisplatin x3 35 IMRT. PET 6/11 clear. R) level 2-4 neck dissection 8/1/11 to remove residual node - necrotic with NED Feb '12 Ca back.. 3/8/12 total glossectomy/laryngectomy/bilat neck dissection/partial pharyngectomy etc. clear margins. All nodes negative for disease. PEG in. March 2017 - 5 years disease free. Woohoo!
