Hi Everyone
I am Stage IV and started the Erbitux/Irenotecan today regimen today.
I was wondering if anyone has had stubborn low blood platelets
1. due to 10 or more treatments of radiation-3 weeks have passed and my platelets are 69 The nurse misread the test results as 169 and I was given chemo today.
2. due to having chemotherapy for over 1 year and immune system having difficulty "bouncing back".
3. low platelets due an individuals kind of cancer unable to rapidly produce new cells to fight the disease (a comment made to a nurse by my Onocologist as a guess why platelets are low)
Rochelle