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Old Sat Mar 10, 2012, 09:21 AM
Lbrown Lbrown is offline
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Daily fluctuation in RBCs / HGB

Hi guys,

My HGB drops around 27-28 points or so in 2 weeks, so I've always assumed it drops about 2 points a day. I've always wondered if it ever went up but since I only get a CBC once every 2 weeks, I would never know.

So yesterday I had my regular CBC and today right before my transfusion I had another one (this was ordered by the dr, they've never done this before, I told the nurse they should be putting blood IN! LOL)

Anyway, here's the results:


Fri: HGB 93, WBC 1.3, Neut 0.8, Plat 88
Sat: HGB 96, WBC 1.8, Neut 1, Plat 95

And my $64,000 question is - how much does HGB fluctuate on a daily basis? I mean, I sort of want to have a party (better results - and in my red cells!) but I don't want to party like it's 1999 if my results are due to something stupid like dehydration or a natural flux. Theoretically, my HGB should have been 91 today.

Thanks,
Deb
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