They put me on birth control also to stop me from having a period but I still had bleeding. The doctors said it was from low platelets. How low are your platelets?

Many Blessings!

Sherry

Hey Michelle,

Sorry you're dealing with all this...the chemo can definitely mess with your cycles, so you might run this question by your oncologist.  Low platelets can also cause bleeding, but I see you've had that checked out.  It's probably good you're on the pill for now, but since you haven't been on it very long your system may still be adjusting to it and with everything else that's being thrown at you, it's not too surprising things are messed up.  Hopefully your onc can provide you with some answers, I know my doctor has a hormone specialist working in his practice.  Just what you needed, on top of everything else, right???  You might also ask some of the experienced oncology nurses, those gals have a lot of information acquired over the years and might be easier to talk to about it.  Are you in the hospital now, or in between treatments?  I know the chemo had my thyroid numbers pretty whacked out, and I had some bleeding when my platelets were low, even though I went through an early menopause prior to being diagnosed and hadn't had a period in ages. 

- WBF