Day +264 : Follow-up

My Blood Count Today:
Red Blood Count (RBC) = 145 (Normal 130-180)
Platelet = 119(Normal 150-450)
White Blood Count (WBC) = 6.3(Normal 4 - 11)
Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) = 5.292 (Normal 1.5 - 8.0)
Potassium = 5.1(Normal 3.5 - 5.2)
ALT = 146(Normal 30 - 65 )
AST = 31(Normal 15-37)
GGT = 267(Normal 15-85)

I am fine today. I went to UH to do my routine follow-up in the morning. The ALT and GGT level reduced quite significantly compared to last follow-up’s reading. This means that my liver function is improving over the past two weeks. With this, doctor reduced my daily steroid Prednisolon dosage from 60mg (12 tablets) to 50mg (10 tablets) this week, 40mg (8 tablets) for the following week, and then 30mg (6 tablets) for the remaining two weeks before the next follow-up, which is one month later.

Upon doctor's advice during my last follow-up, I did not visit any friends in the hematology ward today. This is because my immune system is still suppressed through the drugs Ciclosporin and Prednisolon and thus is prone to infection. “I will tell you when you can visit them,” said the doctor.

I reached the hospital at 10:00am this morning. After drawing blood sample, I had to wait until 2:00pm to see the doctor. I cannot be busy body this time, talking and visiting patients and friends in the ward. So I brought along a notebook computer, running here and there to investigate which location in the hospital has wireless access to internet. In the end, I found two spots with internet access:-)

Still busy body, isn’t it?

See you next post :-)