Robert went in to get his blood work done today. Everything was good. His RBC's and Platelets were normal, but his WBC's were low. Normally you would want your WBC count to be between 4.1-10.9 K/uL today his was at 2.9. They seemed most concerned with his Granulocyte (type of WBC) count it was at 1.5 and normal is 2.0-7.8 anything below 1.5 puts him at risk for infection. The nurse said they don't get too concerned unless it drops below 1. At that point they would probably give him some drugs to boost the WBC production. By the time he goes in for his next treatment they should be higher... he still has some immunity, so at this point we really have nothing to worry about.
Robert was feeling a lot better today. He has had a little bit of an upset stomach but that is pretty much it. Tomorrow he goes in to get a port put in his chest. It is an outpatient procedure. He will be awake the whole time. They will give him some meds to keep him relaxed, numb the area, and put it in. It should only last about 45 min but he was told to take the day off so he could recover. Everything should be smooth sailing. This link has some more info about port placement if anyone is curious (you may have to copy and paste it).
http://www.uwhealth.org/healthfacts/B_EXTRANET_HEALTH_INFORMATION-FlexMember-Show_Public_HFFY_1116944249855.html
I will let you all know how it goes tomorrow.
♥Crystal
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