Neutropenic – Hospital Stay
Chemotherapy, My Story November 3rd, 2009
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Many of you may be wondering why I’ve been MIA for the last few weeks. Well, I’ve been in the hospital. What began as a serious flu for several days resulted in a week’s long hospital stay with my white blood cell count plunging to a low of 0.8 – considered without a doubt neutropenic. As a point of reference, the normal range is 4.0 to 12.0. I was isolated and a good 25 bags of IV antibiotics were pumped into my system via IV. It was NOT fun! It’s all flu related. The flu this year is harsh to say the least. I’m taking a bit more time off so my body can catch up but wanted to put up a post so everyone isn’t in the dark. I have others that will stand in in the future if necessary if something comes up and time gets away too much.
I’m planning to get back to normal life next week if the counts are there. Sitting around is not fun!
More to come when I have more energy…
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So sorry to hear you are under the weather. Know that we are praying for you. Drink lots of fluids and catch up on some great TV. There is certainly no shortage of TV these days. I just finished the book “Brain Surgeon” by Keith Black, MD. I am sure you have heard of him. Fascinating story. A must read for anyone looking at your site and reading this.
Take care and hope you feel better soon.
Stacey – Baton Rouge, LA
Come back to work soon – we miss you! Glad you are home now and hopefully feeling better. You know Secret Santa time is coming up soon and you definitely don’t want to miss out on that!
Deanna
Hi Mark,
I hope you are feeling better! I have been praying for you and your family and I will pray for your friend and her son. I know you are a believer and I too believe in the power of prayer. I am always amazed at the results that come from it and am pleasantly surprised how many people share my belief. Your positive attitude, sense of humor and level of faith is an inspiration. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and strength via your blog.
Hurry up and get better so we can see you back at work soon. Take care.
So sorry to learn of your flu complications. I hope you get back up to speed soon. I just posted about my husband getting the H1N1 shot. He had to stand in line in 50 mph winds to get it. That’s ridiculous. But at least, he’s protected now. I worry about all cancer patients out there, and others in the high risk groups. There are not enought shots to go around and the distribution system is less than idea. Get well soon!