OK so much for “not so bad” numbers. I went in Wednesday after dialysis to have blood taken and see what was happening. The platelets were 7 and that is the lowest they have ever been. The hemoglobin was 8.00 and I have been warned that it must stay at 9.0 or above and the white blood cell count was 2.2 even though I had given myself 4 shots of Neupogen. I am now giving myself 4 more shots to try and bring the wbc up. I went in today and received 2 units of packed red blood cells and 10 units of platelets.

I have long fingernails and tonight when I blew my nose (sorry, I know that is not what a lady talks about but you all have been through a lot with me) I accidentally scratched my nose. It bled and bled and I finally stopped it with extreme pressure. It is all right now and I certainly learned a lesson…be a bit more gentle. The whole time it was bleeding, I kept thinking to myself…oh, dear I just got that blood today.

So, obviously the stem cells are still just hanging around and not earning their keep.