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Abnormal bleeding after chemo

Abnormal bleeding after chemo

I finished chemo (Taxol and Paraplatin) in April, 2008.  I have had a tornado of a reaction to the chemo with side effects so severe, I spent 9 days in the hospital, received 28 pints of blood, 6 of platelets and 14 shots of Procrit and Nupagen for white blood cell development in two onths time.  I recently developed neuropathy in my hands and feet.  The hands are manageable but my feet feel as though an internal vise is twisting them.  I am taking Neurontin and it seems to lessen the pain.

This morning, nearly three months after finishing chemo and having a clean CT scan two weeks ago, i began bleeding, not heavily but enough to scare me.  There were some clots which I had before diagnosis.  It has let up for now but I am wondeing, could this be a sign that the cancer has returned?  The oncologist told me he got 99% of the cancer cells during surgery and the chemo treatments were merely a precaution to insure the other 1% didn't cause a problem.  He removed everything except the pelvic lymph nodes.  Should I make an appointment with the oncologist even though this has stopped?


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ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!  It is always a good idea to see your oncologist for anything out of the ordinary.  I ignored the classic symptoms of OVCA blaming it on stress, depression and grieving.  BIG mistake I am afraid.  Please see your onc ASAP.
Susan
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Thank you for confirming what I knew deep down I had to do.  I will call this morning to see if they can squeeze me in.
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