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Ear Can Be Pierced After Chemotherapy Sessions?
Hi, my mom is currently at the tail end of her chemotherapy and thinking about going to get her cartilidge in her ears pierced. Is this a safe idea with her immune system in the state that it would be? She has had 4 out of her 6 chemo treatments so far.
Fri, 25 Jul 2014
Hi, during chemotherapy immune system will be weak due reduced blood counts, so my advice is to show the blood counts to your physician after chemotherapy, if it is normal, I think you can go ahead with piercing...
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