A interview roughly neutropenia, chemotherapy, doxorubicin, ifosfomide/ifex and blood counts? Please help out!?

I KNOW IT IS A LITTLE LONG BUT PLEASE EVERYONE HAS ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS THEY JUST NEED ANSWERED, THIS IS MINE PLEASE HELP ME OUT!
Here are the facts:
-I am getting a chemotherapy treatment of doxorubicin and ifosfomide.
-I get chemo every three weeks, my first dose was the 10th of july and my last be the 31st.
s time (july 31st) I also took neuprogen and went to the doctor today and discovered I am "very neutropenic".
-It is the 10th year after treatment and the blood counts are supposed to be the worst from the 10th-14th day after treatment.
-I was supposed to go to a military camp for kids with cancer on sunday for a week but my doctor said I cannot go unless my counts improve (I can still be neutropenic of late not as neutropenic as I was today).
-I am still taking neuprogen.
uestions are:

Will my blood counts improve by thursday (the subsequent time I go to the doctor)?

Is it locked to see my friend tomorrow? (I have asked if she is feeling well and not sick and she said yes)

Would seeing my friend jeopardize my competence to go to camp?

t of all, im as so sorry that youre going through this.

secondly you should beckon your physician and ask him/her these questions.

as for raising your white cell counts....there isnt really anything you can do. neupogen is a miraculous drug lacking which many would get even sicker with chemo treatments. neupogen does a novel thing, it helps your body make an considerable type of white blood cell called neutrophils. the only other thing that can do this is your own body once it is hygienic again.

dont be afraid to tell your doctor about diarrhea. this is something that he/she may want to know.
om line, nickname your doctor.

i wish you the best!
Your neutrophil count may boost when the chem.effect low down.No thing you can do to help raise the neutrophil count, simply a lot of rest eat good and avoid to EXPOSURE to infection.Is it protected to see your friend,it depend General say if your neutrophil count very low should avoid to contact any possible infectious source.If your count not back to the adequate level should not go to camp.Neuprogen is the drug to comfort to counteract the chem. drug suppress the neutrophil production.Neutrophil is one part of white blood cell carry immunology function
Im actually surprised you did not become neutropenic near your first dose, with those chemotherapy meds its pretty common for you to become very neutropenic. There really isnt anything else you can do to aid your counts improve, continue your neuprogen and just linger.
erms of seeing your friend, similar to im sure your doctor has told you, currently you are very susceptible to infection so if you go see your friend i would be impressively carefull, had washing ect. Do you wear a mask when you turn out?
The diarrhea could be from the chemo, the gi tract is very sensitive to chemo and can slough off causing diarrhea. However it could also be first signs of infection so any air of a fever or other symptoms you need to go to the ER right away.


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