May Long Week-end
Hi,
I am going to give updates once and a while leading up to my SCT as a way to keep you informed & also as a way for me to record my thoughts and feelings.
I went for blood work on Friday, May 19th & my white blood cells were 8.0 which is within the normal range. (Normal range is 4.5 - 11.0) I get GCSF Injections after each of my Chemo treatment that stimulate my bone marrow to produce white bloods cells. This is the reason I am in the normal range for now.
My Hemoglobin was 87 which continues to be low.(Normal is 120-160) A blood transfusion is required when your hemoglobin drops to 80 or below. Mine has dropped as low as 82 last week-end. In some people a transfusion is given at 90 or below. My platelets were all the way up to 65.(Normal is 150-350) Mine have been as low as 9. (below 10 you need a platelet transfusion) Below 70 you have to be very careful not to bang your head or cut yourself, as your blood will not clot very well & you may not stop bleeding. The main issues in my blood at the moment is my liver enzymes & my calcium. Normal for LD in the liver is 108 - 211. Last Monday my number was 500 and Tuesday it was 676. On Friday it had dropped to 400. So it is still high....it may have to do with those GCSF Injections that I mentioned above. Everything goes through the liver & kidneys & they can take a beating. I need to keep drinking lots of water....which I could be doing better with. Hopefully, on Tuesday my blood work will be normal. My calcium level is a bit low but that is probably due to the fact that I haven't been doing much weight bearing exercise...in other words I have been in bed alot in the past 4 weeks. So the past 3 days I have been going for some walks with the dogs.
The sun has come this afternoon, so I will write more later.
I am going to give updates once and a while leading up to my SCT as a way to keep you informed & also as a way for me to record my thoughts and feelings.
I went for blood work on Friday, May 19th & my white blood cells were 8.0 which is within the normal range. (Normal range is 4.5 - 11.0) I get GCSF Injections after each of my Chemo treatment that stimulate my bone marrow to produce white bloods cells. This is the reason I am in the normal range for now.
My Hemoglobin was 87 which continues to be low.(Normal is 120-160) A blood transfusion is required when your hemoglobin drops to 80 or below. Mine has dropped as low as 82 last week-end. In some people a transfusion is given at 90 or below. My platelets were all the way up to 65.(Normal is 150-350) Mine have been as low as 9. (below 10 you need a platelet transfusion) Below 70 you have to be very careful not to bang your head or cut yourself, as your blood will not clot very well & you may not stop bleeding. The main issues in my blood at the moment is my liver enzymes & my calcium. Normal for LD in the liver is 108 - 211. Last Monday my number was 500 and Tuesday it was 676. On Friday it had dropped to 400. So it is still high....it may have to do with those GCSF Injections that I mentioned above. Everything goes through the liver & kidneys & they can take a beating. I need to keep drinking lots of water....which I could be doing better with. Hopefully, on Tuesday my blood work will be normal. My calcium level is a bit low but that is probably due to the fact that I haven't been doing much weight bearing exercise...in other words I have been in bed alot in the past 4 weeks. So the past 3 days I have been going for some walks with the dogs.
The sun has come this afternoon, so I will write more later.
posted by Angie | 3:11 pm
2 Comments:
Greetings Angie,
I just wanted to let you know that I think this "blog idea" is a wonderful way to share your journey with friends and family. I think of you often...
With prayers and friendship,
Dee (Ottawa)
Angie--thanks for using this blogging thing to keep us all up to date. It's nice to have something concrete, like numbers, to focus on---but since this blog is going to be read by those people who care so much about you, let us know how you are feeling, if you want.
Who knows the power of all this vitual caring!
Jeannie
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