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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Hepatitis / April 20065 week blood test results
Hemoglobin 12.9 WBC 4.5 The nurse says my leves are down but not a problem yet. She also indicated most people hemoglobin count goes down and then stabilizes. Anybody have ther hemoglobin stabilize after 5 weeks or did it continue to go down? >Hemoglobin 12.9 > >WBC 4.5 > >The nurse says my leves are down but not a problem yet. She's right. You're barely anemic at this point. Not bad for 5 weeks, I'd say. In contrast, by the 5th week my hemoglobin was down to 10.6, right before the wheels really came off the wagon... >She also indicated most people hemoglobin count goes down and then stabilizes. Probably true as well. >Anybody have ther hemoglobin stabilize after 5 weeks or did it continue >to go down? Stabilize after 5 weeks? Ummm....Decidely, no. http://home.comcast.net/~greyhackle/therapy_files/image002.gif Lessee...it took me more than 12 weeks to hit bottom - bottom being the very low 8's where I was the day they finally turned on the Procrit. Now *that's* anemia ;-) And as you can see, I wasn't exactly the poster child for Procrit either. Even with 60K IU shots every week for the rest of my 48 weeks on tx, my hemoglobin never made it back to 11 'til therapy was over and done. But compared to the 8's, HGB in the 10's felt fabulous :-) which is the least one could hope for considering the EPO was costing around $850 a shot, times 35 shots... So don't worry about it for now, you're doing great! Cheers /greyhackles I appreciate your input. With a heart condition, I dont think I can really afford to get too low in the hemoglobin count. >I appreciate your input. With a heart condition, I dont think I can >really afford to get too low in the hemoglobin count. Yup, you're spot on with that thought, though at just under 13 you're still in statistically good shape. If you plateau above 11.5 I'd say count your lucky stars :-) How aware of your history is your treatment doc? And how frequently are you getting blood tests? This early in the game you should be getting biweekly blood tests at least. Cheers /greyhackles Nope. Not that often. Next blood test is at week 8. But this is an HMO so you get what they give you. They are not that aware of my history. They know I have an abnormal EKG and a possible left ventricular enlargement. If I tell them more they would most likely pull the plug on treatment. I guess I'll just have to monitor myself for chest pain or shortness of breath. The nurse co-ordinatoor told me to get to urgent care if I experienced either. Its starts to boil down to this: (1) Do I want to die of cirrohosis of the liver, or (2) do I want to take my chances with treatment and possibly be cured but risk the chance of a heart attack? I dont like the choices but I prefer choice #2 at this point. >Nope. Not that often. Next blood test is at week 8. But this is an HMO >so you get what they give you. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >I dont like the choices but I prefer choice #2 at this point. I completely understand your decision, I'd likely go the same way. Would your doc prescribe Procrit if needed, or would they cut your treatment meds first? Just take it easy, no heroics, keep on top of your condition and hopefully your hemoglobin will have a nice soft landing somewhere above 11.5. Cheers /greyhackles > >Nope. Not that often. Next blood test is at week 8. But this is an HMO > >so you get what they give you. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > /greyhackles They will prescribe procrit but not unless I drop below 10. Hopefully, that wont happen. > Nope. Not that often. Next blood test is at week 8. But this is an HMO > so you get what they give you. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > I dont like the choices but I prefer choice #2 at this point. You know, I was thinking about you today and remembered you had heart issues. Did you happen to mention the pain you've been having after taking riba...? I too have an abnormal ekg, they all knew it and didn't require futher investigation. I experienced shortness of breath quite a bit while on tx. Even had the occassional chest pain....hmmm. Anyway, perhaps if you ask to have the blood work monitored more frequently they might allow it? Can't hurt to ask. dort My next appointment is May 4. If Im feeling very tired or have chest pain, Ill ask for more frequent tests. My next appointment is May 4. If Im feeling very tired or have chest pain, Ill ask for more frequent tests. It was more likely gas. The location didnt feel like my heart. It was more likely gas. The location didnt feel like my heart. It was more likely gas. The location didnt feel like my heart. Probably your choice between your concern for existing circulatory problems and the effects of combination HCV therapy will be made for you when your 12 week PCR results come back. When is that? I predict that if results are favourable for beating the dragon, that's the way you'll go. My test results taken two weeks before the end of 48 week treatment are as follows WBC 3.80 RBC 3.21 Hgb 10.1 HCT 0.306 cactus jammies ---------------------------- > It was more likely gas. The location didnt feel like my heart. anonymousone ha scritto: > Hemoglobin 12.9 > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Anybody have ther hemoglobin stabilize after 5 weeks or did it continue > to go down? Hi "anonymous", in my opinion your numbers are quite good. Mine were lower after that span of time. As far as I was concerned and from what I've heard here Hemoglobin level and blood cells count do stabilize after a month or so after treatment. Later on there can be some more dropping due to the amount of ribavirin that builds up into your body. So far so good anyway. Cheers, jeeb. My Hemoglobin and nuets bottomed out around week 18, then came up just a bit and stabilized. Good thing as my Nuets were .7 and the doc was going to cut my Peg in half.. This was over two years ago and they weren't up to the blood booster drugs yet. I remember I was one tired cranky SOB though!!!!  SignatureRuss Visit Alaska @ http://www.tannersacre.com > Hemoglobin 12.9 > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Anybody have ther hemoglobin stabilize after 5 weeks or did it continue > to go down? |
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