Red Cells and White Cells and Platelets, Oh My!

BOX SCORE Element Current Std. Range Trend Hemoglobin 11.8 13-17 ^ Platelets 101 140-375 v ANC 2670 1800-8300 ^ Chemo week...ah what joy! I get to see my friends in the infusion center again. The injections of the medication aren't very bothersome. The worst thing about chemo week is all the running back and forth to Salem for medical stuff. Thanks to Memorial Day, which was on Monday this week, Chemo week didn't start until yesterday, Tuesday. On the other hand, it did begin with a bang. First was blood a draw at 8:30,  and then a second trip to Salem at 3:00 for an appointment with Dr. O, my favorite Ophthalmologist, for yet another crop of styes on my eyelids. That was fol...

  BOX SCORE Element Current Std. Range Trend Hemoglobin 11.7 13-17 ^ Platelets 114 140-375 ^ ANC 1950 1800-8300 ^ https://i.pinimg.com/originals/40/f1/5c/40f15c6a187bc54c4a9d90947ca1d316.jpg  "Believe me, my young friend, there is NOTHING - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats," said Mole to Ratty. So goes a famous quote from The Wind in the Willows, by famed English author Kenneth Grahame. Back in my sailing days, I wholeheartedly embraced this philosophy, and honestly to this day I believe there is some truth in it. But having just spent three days with daughter Laura and her husband Tim, our three grandsons Josiah, Judah and Malachi...

BOX SCORE Element Current Std. Range Trend Hemoglobin 11.7 13-17 v Platelets 81 140-375 ^ ANC 1690 1800-8300 ^ Oh, my goodness! I can't believe I've let nine days go  by without updating this blog. My excuse is that we have been so busy living life. As you will notice, my ANC is above 1000, which is the cutoff for going into quarantine, and in spite of my platelets and hemoglobin being lower than I would like, I have been feeling quite well. In fact, just yesterday, I told Jill I am feeling well enough that I am having second thoughts about selling our travel trailer.  A big part of my feeling of well-being is that my shoulder pain is virtually gone. It's like a miracle. ...