Worried about food poisoning

Hi,

I'm worried that I'm going to get food poisoning. I have accidentally eaten some raw uncooked prawns (argentinian shrimp are pink when raw, marvelous!).

I'm going through chemo so I've rang my oncology nurse helpline, who said they wouldn't be worried if it was them that had eaten them.

My concern was about low immunity and potential food poisoning combined

Am I worrying over nothing?

Offline Amy321 over 2 years ago

Oops. Where are you in your cycle? Are you on 3-weekly infusions? I'd say if you're nearing the end of your cycle your WBC will hopefully be back to normal and you'll be able to fight off any infection. Just keep a close eye on your temperature, and even if it's normal, watch out for other signs of infection (chills, generally feeling unwell, etc). Hope you'll be ok. Take care x
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Offline Crumbled over 2 years ago in reply to Amy321

Thank you so much for your reply.
I'm a week since my last 3 weekly infusion, so couldn't have done it at a worse time!
Fingers crossed it doesn't make me ill xx
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