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Dad update

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May 24, 2005 at 6:08 pm #6441

Carrie
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He apparently hasn’t had a fever since before he got to the hospital yesterday but had to have 1 unit of blood yesterday and 2(!!!) today.

Why so much blood?

Well, his doctor will hopefully stop by today.

May 24, 2005 at 6:55 pm #6442

KP2112
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Hi Carrie,

It is good that he is being monitored. I am not sure why your Dad needed 3 pts of blood but it will make him feel better and help him fight off the bad bacteria.

I remember when my Dad was in the hospital, his hemoglobin was at 4.7. He was in for over a week and needed about 9-10 pts. After that he felt a lot better.

Take care,
Karen

May 24, 2005 at 6:59 pm #6443

Carrie
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9-10 pints! It amazes me what these patients go through. I nearly faint just giving one pint of blood let alone receiving it, going for bi-weekly blood counts, receiving chemo and other therapies. I guess that the AA-MDS bracelets are right … they are “brave.”

June 7, 2005 at 4:11 pm #6444

KP2112
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Carrie,

They are so brave. Although it was over a period of a about two weeks. He used to go each week after that because his hgb would keep falling. That is when we went to the Princess Margaret Haospital and they said he had RAEB-T. He was given valproic acid and since he has been going about every three weeks now. I pray it keeps up. They only thing is he seems to be lossing weight and I don’t like that.

Take care,
Karen
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