- Hemoglobin 9.6 (WHO normal 14.0-17.3)
- Absolute neutrophil count 9.3 (normal 1.4-7.5)
- White blood cell count 9.8 (normal 4-10)
- Red blood cell count 2.89 (normal 4.5-5.9)
- Platelet count 216 (normal 150-450)
Wow. Thank you Neupogen. White blood count normal; neutrophils well above normal; platelets nicely in the middle of the range. Hoping that the blast of neutrophils will take out the pneumonia. Which it will only do if the pneumonia's bacterial in origin. Had a TB test this morning; we'll see what that brings.
Woke up this morning at 5:50 AM — first time in a while. Feeling almost normal. My main goal right now is not to overdo it so I end up back in the hospital. Waiting for the hemoglobin to come up more; that might take another two weeks.
So I'm done with two drugs: Levaquin ended today, and they took me off Neupogen. (We'll see whether the neutrophils can hold up on their own now; they should.) Down to Bactrim and acyclovir. Perhaps getting off the drugs will help me feel better, too.
Tomorrow, back to the NIH for a bone marrow biopsy and a cardiac MRI.
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Wonderful that the counts are still going up and up and that you are getting off some of the drugs. That will definitely make you feel better and much more like your own self. But, as you say, just don't overdo it. Best to stay a little cautious and keep out of the hospital for a long, long time. Good luck at the NIH.
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