We went to MGH for the monthly blood draw and exam. Max and Lauren were in good humor, and Lauren charmed the heck out of the place while Max got her exam (yes, she did once again demand an exam, too. I think she would have tried to get the nurse to do a blood draw if the volunteer hadn't taken her for a walk then.) Dr. Ebb said Max looked great. He is getting tall, 43 inches or so now. He was not at all cooperative for the exam, though. I am not sure why, but I hope this is not a sign of things to come. He just wanted to cling to me and not let Dr. Ebb look at anything. He was giggling while he was doing it, but he was definitely being stubborn. He also was really, really unhappy about the blood draw. He said it was scary to have it done in his arm and he cried during it, but he stayed still, which is the most important thing. I tried to tell him that he did very well, but he said that no, he didn't, because he cried. We will have to work on this. It is okay if he cries as long as he lets it happen.
His counts were very good. The WBC was a bit lower than I like, but the rest were great. Got to love that red count. They did a retic count today (baby red cells) and it was a number that you would expect to see for a person whose count is where Max's is. I am pleased. We go back in a month.
Oh, bonus, the music therapist was there, and Max got to play with her a bit. She is just wonderful. And, the kids got fireman hats. Who could ask for more. :)
WBC: 5.0
HCT: 37.5
HGB: 13.6
PLT: 139
ANC: 3380 (9 monos)
Retic count: 1.6
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
WBC - 12/19/07
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
A Boy and His Dog
Max has recovered beautifully from surgery. He had some discomfort the first couple of days, but a little Tylenol seemed to take care of that. They gave us a prescription for Tylenol with Codiene but we didn't even end up filling it. He has been running around like crazy the last handful of days, helping cut down a Christmas tree (see our family blog for pictures), putting the ornaments up, building a snowman in our first real snowstorm, and visiting a local museum. He rarely naps anymore, but occasionally, he will take one, and yesterday, after the museum, he went down for the count. He slept through me bringing him inside and moving him to the chair, and didn't even notice when Cisco snuck up next to him. I let them both stay up there, even though Cisco isn't supposed to be up there (and he knows it. Just look at that face).