Pre-Chemo Blood Work and Starting the Next Round of Chemo

rbc 4.58
wbc 3.9
creatinine 1.2
BUN 15
platelets 118,000 We don't know why it was normal last week and not this week, but it's within the expected range for a man on chemotherapy.

Also, Terry says she will start reporting hemoglobin and a second lab value which measures a part of the red blood cells next month. Those lab tests have been done all along but she hasn't been following them before. Now that we are familiar with these tests, it's time to expand our knowledge.

The above blood sample was taken Sunday morning. It had to be fasting since it is also for his 6 month nephrology follow up appointment.

At 9:30 Tuesday morning, Dr. Hu called Terry to say not to panic due to the platelet number change this time from the normal 150,000 to today's 118,000. He's awfully thoughtful. He also said the numbers showed that it was ok to start chemo on schedule Tuesday night. Steve started his 300 mg Temodar last night after taking two Zofran anti-nausea pills, as usual. He continues to take Zofran daily even if he is not on chemo because he still gets stomach aches, like if he ate strong salsa and had heartburn, otherwise.