So I got my labs back from prior to my second round (this morning), and my neutraphils only went from .6 to 1.0, and WBC's 1.8 to 2.2, my dr. said that was good enough to start the second round (already delayed a week)...
My other counts continue to go through the roof (and normalize)... Again, I've been able to continue to walk across town in the morning and after work (10+ miles per week from Penn Station to Grand Central Station), and I've been trying to stay active otherwise...
Code:
Component Standard Range 6/14 6/19 7/18 7/30 8/15 8/22 8/29 9/09
RDW-CV 11.6-14.4 % 18.1 18.1 16.1 15.1 13.8 18.5 17.0 14.3
RDW-SD 35.1-43.9 fl 59.1 58.1 51.5 48.1 40.9 55.9 53.5 45.0
HGB 13.7-17.5 g/dl 8.0 9.1 11.0 11.0 9.9 10.6 11.9 13.9
HCT 40-51 % 23.3 26.0 31.7 32.4 27.8 30.3 35.4 41.1
PLT 150-400 K/ul 70 76 95 91 51 60 209 333
RBC 4.63-6.08 M/uL 2.57 2.91 3.56 3.64 3.29 3.45 4.07 4.76
WBC 4.2-9.1 k/ul 2.0 1.9 3.2 3.5 2.6 1.7 1.8 2.2
NEUT% 34-68 % 46 48 53 62 52 31 32 46
NEUT 1.8-9.0 K/uL 1.0 0.9 1.7 2.2 1.4 0.5 0.6 1.0
LACT-DEH 313-618 U/L 693 695 670 598 --- 688 --- 517
BILIRUBIN 0.2-1.3 mg/dL --- 1.8 1.5 1.1 --- 1.8 --- 1.0
I'm extremely blessed to be having such great numbers, hopefully they will make a difference with my upcoming BMT...
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Married, father of three daughters; now 46; diagnosed w/ Major form MDS 6/18/2013; had low counts across the board; Multiple chromosome abnormalities; Finished 2nd round Dacogen 9/13; SCT - Oct. 31, 2013; Sibling match 10/10
; 5.5% blasts down to 3%, now 1% (post BMT)