foods and neutropenia
Bobbye, my understanding of the food issue is that most frozen, canned and cooked foods are not a problem. What you have to be wary of is any raw fruits or vegetables that cannot be peeled. The outer surfaces can harbor bacteria, especially soft or rough-surfaced things that cannot be scrubbed.
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-Lisa, husband Ken age 60 dx SAA 7/04, dx hypo MDS 1/06 w/finding of trisomy 8; 2 ATGs, partial remission, still using cyclosporine
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