Day + 25 -Blood and IV's going at 8 AM

Doc explains 'the plan'

Deb had finally drifted off into a deep sleep when shift change occurred. That's the early morning start of new labs, tests, and the arrival of the food she nibbles on. 

Jeff is  the morning nurse. He's in now at 8 am reviewing the plan for the day. Looks like increasing  CRP will get Deb a CT scan soon.

Transport Services get Deb down 8 floors to the ER CT scan

Waiting for transport to take Deb back upstairs

As with other in-hospital days, I'll make updating posts all during the day. 

We are understanding more and more the plan. Deb's body is not yet covering its own immune system. Until the immune system returns IVs of various antibiotics are providing protection. Deb has a viral infection which is being treated with a high-powered anti-viral. 

Stand by for more news when it happens!

Blessings!

  

White Count-(Normal range=3.0-12.0) below 2 is neutrapenic and indicates Deb's vulnerability for infection.
Platelets -(Normal range 150-500)a whitish colored component of blood. Low platelets=higher Woozy factor!
CRP -(Normal range = 0.0-10) An indicator of relative health. Lower is better. When the number creeps up, Deb could be getting sick.

Day  White Count  Platelets  CRP

0         0.04               29              12.8
1         0.07               15              77.0
2         0.03               42            140.3
3         0.07               27            144.1
4         0.23               52            206.0
5         1.21               33            168.2
6         2.32               26            214.0
7         2.29               11            209.3
8         2.84               25            230.2
9         2.32               12            234.1
10       2.66               24            220.1
11       2.50               15            196.0
12       2.54               28            186.0
13       1.98               18            181.0
14       1.22               28            199.9
15       0.95               20            138.6
16       0.83               32            129.4

17       0.86               22            121.4

18       0.70               12            110.3 

19       0.55                9             159.2

20       0.75              14             162.9

21       0.36              26             127.9

22      0.53              13              86.2

23      0.34              28             59.6 

24     0.29               14              95.8 

25     0.38               28            114.5