This does happen quite often with AML. It's like a cycle. You have chemo, you wait for the blood counts to drop, while sometimes the doctors giving meds to help make it go back up(I took Nupogen shots in my belly daily). These meds do make your bones ache because that's where your white blood cells come from. During that time, you may need blood or platelet transfusions once your counts drop to a certain level. Once counts come back up, it starts all over again. I had the initial chemo treatment of 7 days, 24 hrs a day. Then did this cycle 4 more times with consolidated chemo for 5 days in the hospital each time. The more chemo you have, the harder it is on the body. BUT...I'm living proof this does work because I'm a 7 year survivor! Hugs to you to start feeling better soon!!!

Do not worry and just follow what the doctor has prescribed. He is there to get you through this. I lean on God to relieve all my stress when I'm dealing with anxiety. Simple prayers gets me through anything I'm dealing with throughout the day. May God watch over you and bless you.

Brenda 10 Thank you for commenting on my question. The only way I will get shots to increase white counts is if I would get a temperature or infection. He is using it for emergency only. So I am praying by June 5 my counts are up, because my shots in the stomach and the chemo pills are my maintence medicine. Hugs to you also!!

Hi, Joann3,
My doctor gives me Filgrastin (Zarxio is one of several brand names) shots twice a week between chemo treatments. This medicine is used to build up the blood cells, and it helps. I take Vidaza infusions for 5 days every 28 days (along with Venclexta oral chemo pills for 7 days). The other three weeks I get the Filgrastin injections.

I am 81 and too old to have stronger chemo or a stem cell transplant. My chemo treatments are easier on the body than younger people get. But not as effective for long term remission.
Hope this helps you.
Margaret Quin

Hello JoAnn, if your doctor is keeping you off the medication then they want to try and build up your WBC, which can happen, if they don't improve they may want to give you a blood transfusion.
My hematologist in Australia only cares about my hemoglobin and isn't concerned too much about my low platelets, WBC or RBC which I always wonder 'why'.
He wants me to continue taking Inqovi (5 days on then 23 days off), but would bery much like to know how you are going.