Today we got about the same labs back. Stable is good for now. My creatinine is looking better because I am getting used to the drug they put me on.
One big thing we learned today was that most, if not all, of the white blood cells I have now are still coming from the host. So the graft has not come in yet. While that sounds like a huge downer, it may not be. For patients like me it can take longer for the graft to come in.
Most patients that come into this clinic are cancer patients (~98%). They come in with bone marrow that is already beat up pretty good from past chemo treatments. My bone marrow has not seen Chemo before so it still has a little fight in it before the graft can take over.
I spoke with Dr. Buckley today and she was still positive and I got the feeling this happened to most of her patients. So a lessoned I have learned in my life, if Dr. B has hope, YOU have hope!
With all this, it makes the waiting game longer. Something we can do with no problem! Keeping our eye on the prize.
Test--------- Burns------- (Normal Range)
White Blood Count---- 2.3---(3.2-9.8)
Hemoglobin---- 9.4----(13.7 - 17.3) (they try and keep it above 8.0)
Platelet---- 46----(150-450) (they try and keep it above 10)
White Blood Count---- 2.3---(3.2-9.8)
Hemoglobin---- 9.4----(13.7 - 17.3) (they try and keep it above 8.0)
Platelet---- 46----(150-450) (they try and keep it above 10)
Creatinine-----1.7
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