Good news from the lab!

Yesterday marked one week since I came home. I am feeling quite good at this point. I can tell I'm still slightly anemic, but Jill and I have been walking every day, and she commented during our morning constitutional that I was walking at a "brisk" pace. It feels good to be able to do that and not feel like I am going to pass out at the end. 

In the afternoon, I had one of my two weekly blood draws. The lab results were quite satisfying. My hemoglobin has risen again from 8.3 last Thursday to 9.1 yesterday. This is still below the normal range of 13-17, which explains why I still feel anemic.  Platelets have gone up to 557, which is above the normal range. This is why Dr. Waugh put me back on anit-coagulant therapy. Finally, my ANC (absolute neutrophil count) is at 4,750, comfortably within the normal range. My immunity is coming back.

These results are comforting to me and indicate that my body is bouncing back from the chemotherapy just as we had hoped.

Life is good; it's just more complicated than it used to be.

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  1. Bob SAugust 4, 2021 at 11:15 PM

    This is astounding news. Yeah!! Thanks for sharing it with everyone. Keep up the great work!

    Donalynn :-)

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