Just as we thought it was almost over, we are back to playing the waiting game. Yesterday’s blood counts came back flat or even slightly lower than those taken two months ago. With the acceptable margin of error on the machines taken into account these counts are regarded as having remained constant. The MCV count is still slowly moving downward, which is a good sign, because it indicates that the bone marrow function is getting closer to normal, i.e. it is under less stress.
We are a little bit frustrated that we are not off the hook yet. We could still be looking at a full recovery after the first treatment, but it may take many more months or even years. A second set of ATGAM treatments may also still be on the cards if his recovery remains partial.
Lliam’s tests came back with the following: hemoglobin 104, white blood cell count 4.2, neutrophil count 1.3 and a platelet count of 52. This means that his neutrophil count is within normal range. His hemoglobin count is almost there (115 being the target).
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