Thread: My journey!
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Old Mon May 22, 2017, 09:35 AM
SMackie SMackie is offline
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Arrow My journey!

Last week was whirlwind for me and my family. After feeling my heart racing after going up a flight of stairs, the whooshing heartbeat in my ears at times, and the unexplained bruising following my hockey game, I went in to my doctor to understand what was going on. I had recently returned from an international work trip to the Philippines and thought maybe I had gotten a virus. I have an active and healthy lifestyle, so would never guess this. I am a 43 year old father of 5 that was recently diagnosed as having Severe Aplastic Anemia.

I spent last week in the hospital getting poked and prodded, not sure how many vials of blood were taken. I will be transitioning my care to the University of Minnesota Medical Center to continue my treatment. I feel fortunate that I have 2 med centers in my state that care for SAA. The UofMN Med Center is close to home, which will help in the coming months.

My numbers are low across the board. I am quickly learning more about them as I read all of the forums and websites I can. There are some great resources out there! My blood counts are as follows: WBC 1.5, ANC 0.36, PLT 19k, Hgb 6.9, RBC 2.05, and my bone marrow has 10% cellularity.

I am still working through the initial shock of the diagnosis. Wanted to share my story and what will be my journey. I will have questions and want to leverage this forum (in addition to the Facebook pages) as much as possible. I wish you all the best and look forward to connecting!
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