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D+183 (6 Months!!!)
Had my eighteenth (or so) outpatient visit to the hospital for eval and BMA/BMB...
WBC's were at 4.8 (4-11 K/mcL is Normal Range)....
ANC was 3.6K/mcL (Normal Range is 1.5-8.8 K/mcL)...
HGB at 12.9 (13-17 g/dl) and PLT's down a bit to 124 (160-400 K/mcL)...
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count was 4.3 M/mcL (4.2-5.6 M/mcL is Normal Range)
Creatinine was good at 1.0, Potassium 4.2 and sodium at 142...
ALT-Alanine aminotransferase is 33 Units/L (Normal Range is 5-37 Units/L) and determines Liver distress...
Feeling pretty good, walking between 2.0 and 3.0 miles, 4 - 5 days per week, doing 100 push-ups (5 sets x 20), muscle mass and appetite are both back....
My Lymphocyte count was down slightly to 10.9% (Normal Range is 12-48%)
Doctor is impressed with my progress, everything is on track,,,
God Bless, and best to all...
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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)
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