THE NUMBERS SAY IT ALL

WE HAVE HAD A BIT OF A SET BACK. I STILL FEEL REALLY GOOD BUT WHEN I WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON FRIDAY THE LABWORK TOLD A DIFFERENT STORY.

HERE ARE THE NUMBERS:

WBC: 1.75 RANGE: 4.10-10.90
NEU 0.41 RANGE: 2.0-6.9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_neutrophil_count


THE "NEU" IS ANOTHER TYPE OF WHITE BLOOD CELL CALLED NEUTROPHIL. SO, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? BASICALLY THAT IF I WERE TO GET SICK, I WOULD BE MORE PRONE TO INFECTION. MY BODY DOES NOT HAVE THE WHITE CELLS TO FIGHT AN INFECTION LIKE IT USED TO.
I HAD TO CANCEL OUR CHEMOPALOOZA PARTY TONIGHT WHICH WAS A COMPLETE BUMMER. I WAS TOLD TO STAY AWAY FROM GROUPS OF PEOPLE AND REALLY WATCH MYSELF.

I ALSO HAVE GI TOXICITY WHICH MEANS MY GI TRACT FROM MY MOUTH (WHICH HAS A FEW SORES) DOWN TO THE OTHER END ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE MEDICATIONS WHICH ARE FLOWING THROUGH MY BODY. I HAD TO GO GET SALINE IV's ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR HYDRATION.

THE FUNNY THING IS I FEEL PRETTY DARN GOOD AND IT'S SO HARD TO BE SICK WHEN I DON'T FEEL SICK.

I AM GOING TO TRY AND TAKE IT EASY AND DO BETTER AT EATING AND DRINKING MORE HEALTHY. IT'S SO HARD TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN HEALTHY YOUR WHOLE LIFE TO NOW HAVE HEALTH ISSUES AND REALLY HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR HABITS.