Low immune system + chemo = Hair loss?
Laying in bed I realized that the week before Haylees numbers crashed she received one of her chemos called vincristine and yes this chemo causes hair loss but shes been getting this chemo monthly for months but a very low dose then I realized can low immune systems cause hair loss? so turning to the internet and the answer is yes. So could this be what is causes Haylee to lose her hair?? its possible. Putting the facts together, she gets vincristine on a Tuesday following Tuesday her numbers are the lowest they have been in months, then that Friday she gets a fever and her ANC was 40 when a normal ANC is 2500 to 6000 and your ANC is your white blood cells (WBC), also called leukocytes, defend your body against infections. So it is very possible that i could have a answer to this and I feel a little at ease. I mean Im no doctor but it does make sense. Having cancer your body can do the most craziest things. I just wish I knew if its going to stop. Sorry ive been on this hair topic for a few days but I am just trying to get myself to take some stress off. I will bring this up at clinic but I am sure the answer i will get is yes, possible lol. Oh how I wish my mind will shut off! Guess that starbucks at 4 wasnt a good idea :) Anyways I was going to send her to school tomorrow but her hair is still falling out, its slowed down but Im not sure if thats because shes running low on hair or if its starting to stop. I just had a thought i her hair is still falling out and her hair loss is from her low immune system why would I send her to school without knowing her numbers. But I pray and have faith in the heavens above that this is just a dark tunnel and that he is slowly showing the light at the end. So hopefully Tuesday I hear good news, because Friday my little girl is turning 5!!!
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