New Round of Blood results

Hi everyone,

I had my blood checked yesterday. My white blood count is about the same: 2.0 and the Neutrophil count jumped from 0.2 to 0.4. Still in the severe neutropenia range-but at least it went up. Doctor said to keep up protocols: stay away from sick people, wash hands, stay away from large crowds, etc. I will see him if I become ill.

I continue to take the strong vitamins-although I am down to one per day (instead of two per day). I would stay overall that I am feeling better than I did months ago. I still have bone pain and I have resorted back to my pain meds and that does help. I did have a bout of mouth sores-but they are now gone.

However, I have yet to get a fever since the vitamins started. And, I don't have the daily sore throat or lung pain. I have woken up with lung pain-thinking I may have pleurisy or something-but it doesn't last more than a day.

I was also skeptical of the acupuncture. I really didn't know if it would do anything for me. But, the needles no longer hurt when I have it done-and I do feel more energized after having it done. So, perhaps there is something to that! Cool!

I continue to exercise-even on days when I am so tired-and it does help. I can say I feel better on days that I do exercise than other days. I have had to scale back on the running due to the bone pain-but I am going to try to start up again. I have kept up with the swimming and elliptical. I have been using hand weights at home to build strength. But, now that my counts are up some, I want to go back to the gym and use the weight machines-I think lifting weights helps too-makes one feel stronger. That is just based on how I feel-I don't know of any studies :)

I see my doctor again at the end of October for a normal (3-month) routine visit. I assume he will check my blood levels again then. In the mean time, I will keep you posted on the bone pain, any illness, etc due to the neutropenia.

Hope you all stay well. And, thanks again for reading.
Take care,

Kat

September 14, 2011

Hi there,

Thank you everyone for reading my posts. And, thanks to those who have sent messages-I really do appreciate you writing and your kind thoughts. I hope and pray that you do well too.

I had to resort to my pain meds the last two days. Sad. The pain in my legs was bad yesterday and today, the pain in my arms is bad. They feel very heavy. I tried to tell myself it was all psychological- but it didn't work. The fatigue crept up and I have been so tired the last couple days.

I am trying to stay positive. I know I still have a lot of great things in my life. Life I said before, I was just hoping for more at work-and with the pain, fatigue, and illness (that will come with my low counts), it would be hard to do what I want. But, I don't want to give up yet. So, we'll see what happens with my next set up counts-to be done on 9/23.

Hope you are all doing well. Take care.
Kat