Day 15 Chemotherapy - blood test results

The doctor said they don't normally tell the patients the results of the blood counts. They monitor it themselves and they will let us know if there is something that requires immediate attention (e.g. blood transfusion). However, they are not stopping us from asking for the results if we wanted to. I started to create a chart in my binder where I can log in her blood counts and vitals.

Her current blood counts are as follows:

White Blood Count 1.2 (Normal is 5-10; last week was 1.4) Although it's low, this is where she is expected to be =)

Hemoglobin 9.3 (Normal is 12-14; last week was 6.4 after the repeat blood work) YAY!!!

Platelets 81,000 (Normal is 150,000-450,000; last week was 20,000) DOUBLE YAY!!!

ANC 132 (Normal is 1,500; last week was 56) Even though she's still considered severely neutropenic (cannot fight infection), this still deserves a TRIPLE YAY!!! for the improvement from last week!

This girl deserves a treat! Here she is with a serving of rice and chicken with a serving of bagel bites for snacks (just snacks..not dinner yet..lol)