For those with low ANC here is a site that more or less explains them.
http://lymphoma.about.com/od/issuesduringtreatment/p/bloodcounts.htm
This is a quote from that web page "However, low counts do not always lead to infections. Nearly all people on chemotherapy have low counts during chemotherapy. But only a few people develop infections." I have real low ANC in the 200 to 300, range sometime getting up to 400. I have been keeping a running diary of my low blood counts. So far I have had no ill effects from these low counts, my quality of life is pretty good. I must admit that when my Hgb goes down below 100 I am pretty tired..
SkipD
DX 1978 29 years soon to be 30 in December.
on Myleran for 26 of those years
on Hydroxyurea.
on Gleevec/Glivec
on AMN107/Nilotinib
my diary of low counts
http://easyskip.tripod.com
