11/26/2004

I had my first blood tests since the initial Mylotarg. The numbers may not mean much except to Christy, Kathy and Ann, but here they are:

Blood Results 11/26/2003
Component
Actual Reading
Norman Range
Comments
White Blood Count
1.6 L K/UL
(4.0-11.0)
Chemo takes to 0
Red Blood Count
3.46 L M/UL
(4.5-6.0)
Chemo takes to 0
Hemoglobin
10.9 L G/UL
L
(14.0-18.0)
I started at 4
Hematocrit
31.0 L %
(40-54)
?
Mean Corpuscular Volume
90 FL
(82-98)
?
Mean Corpuscular HGB
31.5 H PG
(27.0)-31.0)
?
Mean Corpuscular HGB Concentrate
35.2 G D/L
(31.0-36.0)
?
Red Cell Distribution Width
18.7 H %
(12.0-15.5)
?
Platelet Count
39 L K/UL
(140-440)
Chemo takes to 0
Mean Platelet Volume
7.3 FL
(4.0-10.4)
Chemo takes to 0
Sodium Serum
141 MEQ/L
(135-147
?
Potassium Serum
3.7 MEQ/L
(3.5-5.0)
?
Chloride Serum
106 MEQ/L
(98-108)
?
Carbon Dioxide
28 MEQ/L
(24-30)
?
Albumin Serum
4.4 GM/DL
(3.5-4.7)
?
Calcium Serum
9.3 MG/DL
(8.4-10.2)
?
Phosphorus Serum
4.2 MG/DL
(2.5-4.5)
?
Magnesium Serum
1.9 MG/DL
(1.8-2.9)
?
Glucose Fasting
123 H MG/DL
(
(70-110)
I wasn't fasting
Blood Urea Nitrogen
20 MG/DL
(8-20)
Creatinine Serum
1.4 MG/DL
(0.8-1.5)
Kidney function / lower is better
Uric Acid Serum
6.5 MG/DL
(2.6-7.1)
?
Bilirubin Total
0.3 MG/DL
(0.0-1.0)
Liver function
Alkaline Phosphate
64 IU/L
(6.0-8
(38-1260
?
Total Protein
7.7 G/DL
(6.0-8.2)
?
Alanine Aminotransferase
<12. IU/L
(7-560)
?
Aspartate Aminotransferase
35 IU/L
(15-46)
?
Lactic Dehydrogenase
768 H IU/L
(313-618)
?

I can't make heads or tails of some of the components, but since Cancer is attacked at the DNA level, I think it's tested that far.

More blood work Monday, results as I get them . Chemo should take the blood components to zero, which puts me nuetropenic; no flowers, fresh fruits or veggies, etc. Got to learn to live off steak. (Poor Me!)


Chris and Terri