Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Blood Test Results are, again, up...
...for 10/16/07 and 10/23/07. Mom's hemoglobin dropped a bit on the former, then headed back up on the latter, but stayed above 10 on both, which is good. The test for 10/23/07 includes a BMP.
Much to my mother's relief, we'll be dropping back to going in for her draws every two weeks for the next two months...then, after that, back to her once a month regimen, which I will not, again, be persuaded to forgo, as I was throughout the last year.
She remains on the high supplemental dose of iron. I found an OTC version at Costco that is relatively cheap and does not include folic acid or B12, so I'm using that for half her daily dose and the prescription iron (with folic acid and B12) for the other half. I've been a bit concerned about the extraordinarily high dosages of folic acid and B12 that she's been receiving, so this helps alleviate some of that.
She's doing good, I'm doing fairly well. I'm feeling the pressure of my two favorite seasons (fall and winter) and wishing I could somehow manage some time completely alone. Not gonna happen, but, you know, a person can dream...or something.
Later.
Much to my mother's relief, we'll be dropping back to going in for her draws every two weeks for the next two months...then, after that, back to her once a month regimen, which I will not, again, be persuaded to forgo, as I was throughout the last year.
She remains on the high supplemental dose of iron. I found an OTC version at Costco that is relatively cheap and does not include folic acid or B12, so I'm using that for half her daily dose and the prescription iron (with folic acid and B12) for the other half. I've been a bit concerned about the extraordinarily high dosages of folic acid and B12 that she's been receiving, so this helps alleviate some of that.
She's doing good, I'm doing fairly well. I'm feeling the pressure of my two favorite seasons (fall and winter) and wishing I could somehow manage some time completely alone. Not gonna happen, but, you know, a person can dream...or something.
Later.
