Yup, it's pretty common. Jack had his 3rd cycle of cisplatin delayed because of it. He got the shot and it came back up. It's good to ask about it.

Even after treatment ends a percentage of patients have persistent low counts. Good luck and I hope you are feeling better. Regards JoAnne


JoAnne - Caregiver to husband, cancer rt. tonsil, mets to soft palate, BOT, 7 lymph nodes - T3N2BM0, stage 4. Robotic assisted surgery, radical neck dissection 2/06; 30 IMTX treatments and 4 cycles of cisplatin completed June 06.