Great News Today - CBC 5/4/07

The last two weeks have been really scary for us. We thought we saw some petikia on Max's neck last Sunday. Then, we thought we saw more on Tuesday. We were pretty sure that his platelets had crashed. We did not get him tested early, because he had to go in on Friday for Pentamadine, and we wanted to avoid an extra needle stick if possible, so we have basically just been worrying and waiting. Today was the day. I took him in early, they tested him by nine, and then I waited some more. Max had a blast playing with one of the Child Life assistants and the Music Therapist. Finally, Dr Ebb came in to examine him and gave me the numbers. His platelets were actually up! Way up! 142. His red count was up, too, and his reticulocyte count was at 2.1, so his body is making more red cells to make up for the deficiency. His neutrophil count was down some but still over 1000. We are thrilled. Dr. Ebb told us to take him off the medication starting today. He gets another test done at home in two weeks and will go back for Pentamadine in a month. We are so relieved.

WBC: 3.5
HCT: 28.9
HGB: 10.6
PLT: 142
ANC: 1010
Retic: 2.1