hi hopalong, i have asked them but they said there's nothing to do but wait, and just to make sure dd eats well in order to boost the counts. she is eating a lot, she has a good appetite and i've been feeding her all sorts, fast food, pasta, rice, veg soups, chicken, fish, wheatgrass drinks, lots of fruit, hot chocs, multivitamins. the Dr said that some people take longer to build up. He did say there is something that could be given to normal patients to raise neutrophils, but it is not suitable for leukaemic patients as we don't want the cancer cells to come back, and i guess a sudden artificial increase in the white cells could prompt this?
i was just hoping and wondering if by some chance some mother had discovered a particular type of food that magically raised neutrophils! like how chicken liver, leafy veg and beans are supposed to be good for haemoglobin
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we're in malaysia, and we were planning to go to singapore which is just next-door, and we've been told to go to the National University of Singapore in case of any emergencies, dd's Dr works closely with them and all the bone marrow samples get sent there and they have DD's file. But you're right, I just realised we forgot to check on insurance or costs!
Hi Lisa! It's so nice to hear from you again, hope everything is going ok on your
end? Dd's doing well, still in remission, just the occasional infections, sigh. I think I was starting to suffer from cabin fever, being stuck in hospital for so long, but we've just been discharged yesterday, although her counts are still low, but Dr said to go home, not to go anywhere, and to come back for another blood test on Monday.
Am still working full-time, just from home or hospital or wherever I happen to be. It's stressful at times, I don't even know how I manage but at least I haven't got any other children to take care of, so that makes it easier I guess. And the good news is that dd has finished the first year which is more intensive than the second one which is the last. phew