Gemzar Side Effects?
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You asked a good question and I am hoping for others to come forward with more information for you. I recall several postings regarding Procrat and I believe that all achieved positive responses. Resection plus chemo and radiation is tough and I am glad to hear that your sister has recovered. Her blood count should go up, also.
Best wishes,
MarionI ask because it happened to my sister. She had a successful resection, but they decided to do chemo(5FU)/radiation and then chemo (Gemzar) as a follow-up. The radition was terrible, but she got through it. After a month break, she had her first gemzar, and it knocked her blood levels way down.
paa….My husband also had a reduced Gemzar treatment following a low blood count although, some other members have been given Procrat instead. Until you receive some responses you might want to use the “search function” or “google” function on top of the page for further information.
Best of luck,
MarionYes, once. They reduced the amount of chemo for the next treatment, my blood counts went back up and then for the next treatment I was given full dose again. Apparently that is normal with Gemzar. I have not taken Procrit.
Hopefully someone will come along with more insight.
KRis
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