Post tx low wbc

[sunshine585]

Just came from my docs, and found out my wbc, and neutrophils are still low, despite being off tx almost 2 1/2 months. I thought I would have normalized by now. Wbc 2.3  Neutrophils 1.6
1) What is the average length of time for bloods to recover?
2)Is there still a residual protective effect against infection, from the interferon, or should I be ducking from coughers and sneezers?

[sunshine585]

Thankyou for your response, I as yet, haven't beenable to find any other info myself. I'll keep looking. I'm surprised that it might take as long as 6 months, for wbc to get back to normal. Being an otherwise healthy person, I thought that would bounce back fairly quickly.

[portann]

Haven't come up with much in doing a brief search in the archives. Very slim pickings, although haven't searched Jim's new site about side effects during and post treatment.

I did find this:

by Tallahassee

Dec 18, 2006 12:00AM
To: Grand Oak
"For me, it usually takes 2-3 months for Hgb and ~6 months for WBC.
Don't worry, it will normalize eventually."

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Sorry I can't be of help but wanted to bring your post to the top. If six months is the typical waiting period to see your counts rebound, I'm going to hate that and finally run out of patience.

Take good care.

[sunshine585]

I am making a steady recovery, feeling much better these days. I am aware of the averages as far as getting over sides, and just kidding about the coughers and sneezers.
Just wondering if any who have completed tx, can tell me what they know regarding my posted questions, or if anyone knows statistics.

[lalapple]

that's a lot higher than mine right now.   looks like you are making a steady recovery.  some say it takes up to 6 months to get the drugs out of your system.  but as we have seem, there are still posts by people who have tx more than a year ago still complaining about sx.  i guess everyone's diff on that aspect.  

and you should always be ducking from coughers and sneezers anyway!  even healthy normal people should that!  

take care