Andrew had a lab draw yesterday. He has not had a shot of neupogen in over a week, so these results gave a good idea of the white blood cells his body is producing naturally. The numbers were low, with his white blood cell level at 1.3 and his neutrophils down to 600.
The doctors decided today to put him back on neupogen until our next appointment a week from Friday. At that point they will make a determination of where we go from here.
The news is pretty disappointing because it seemed that his body was producing a higher level of white blood cells on its own. We have now gone over a month with his platelet and hemoglobin level normal, and his white cell levels very low. It will be interesting to see what the doctors' opinions are.
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Hang in there. Rollercoaster indeed, I'm sure there is good news around the corner.
Matt and Maria
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