I am officially neutropenic, with a white blood count of 0.4 vs a normal 4 to 11. I have at last reached that immunocompromised state that we have been worrying about for a month or more.
I am also anemic, with hemoglobin of 8, vs 11 to 14. So I am easily fatigued.
Platelets are at 70, which is still above the risky level. Between 20 and 50 they worry about bruising during normal activities, and if it drops below 10 I will get a transfusion of platelets.
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At around 10am on Monday, they'll put me in a Fluoroscope,* a kind of fuzzy-but-live-action X-ray so that they can snake a Central Ven... -
Before the next round of chemo I hope to have implanted one of these "ports" under the skin of either my chest or upper arm: I...
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Mrs Blogger was joined by Bloggette #3 (12 yrs old) for a midday visit. Bloggette Three is something of an old hospital pro, having had her...
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thank you for continuing to share. it is good to see that you have that energy and will
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