Thursday, 22 October 2015

Week 22 - Blood results and Flu Jabs

So it's now week 22 - nice nurse got my bloods last Friday in one go as usual and I declined the flu jab - More about that after the results - which lets face it is what's you're really all here for :-)




 
Lower Level
Upper Level
BASELINE
June
July
August
September
October
Blood
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Haemoglobin
120
160
144
146
143
137
137
136
WBC Count
4.0
11.0
11.9
8.8
8.8
8..8
7.3
7.3
Plt count
150
500
289
196
247
280
272
255
Rbc count
3.8
5.8
4.67
4.68
4.45
4.31
4.25
4.27
Haematocrit
0.36
0.47
0.445
0.444
0.422
0.419
0.413
0.414
MCV
76
103
95.3
94.9
95
97.3
97.2
97
MCH
27
32
30.7
31.3
32.1
31.7
32.2
31.9
MCHC
300
360
323
330
338
326
331
329
RDW
11
16
13
12.8
12.9
12.9
12.6
12.8
Hypochromic  RBC %
0
2.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
1
Neutrophils
1.8
8
8.09
8.1
7.3
7.22
5.84
5.69
Lymphocytes
1.3
4
2.5
0.09
0.35
0.44
0.51
0.73
Monocytes
0.2
0.8
0.83
0.44
0.79
0.79
0.58
0.44
Eosinophils
0
0.8
0.24
0.9
0.18
0.26
0.22
0.29
Basophils
0
0.3
0.12
0
0
0.00
0
0
Liver Function
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bilirubin
0
21
9
4
5
6
7
5
ALT
0
60
21
19
19
14
20
14
Alkaline Phosphatase
30
130
51
54
50
49
50
46
Albumin
35
50
45
43
43
41
41
42
Thyroid Function
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TSH
0.35
4.5
 
1.84
2.52
2.43
3.55
2.28
Urea and Electrolytes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sodium
133
146
139
143
140
138
137
143
Potassium
3.5
5.3
4.7
4
4.3
4.8
4.5
4.6
Urea
2.5
7.8
3.8
3.9
6.3
6
5.1
4.2
Creatine
44
97
62
60
64
63
67
46
eGFR per 1.73sq m
60
99999
>90
>90
>90
>90
>90
>90


The lovely nurse did my blood draw in one go as usual and then we sat down to discuss the Flu Jab.
NOTE THIS RELATES TO UK FLU JAB AND MY EXPERIENCE HERE ONLY
This years Flu jab that they were planning on giving me (the basic UK Flu Jab for 'at risk people') has LIVE Bird Flu vaccine in it - it's not just a vaccination (which it is some years) this year like last there's live virus in there.
I've declined the vaccine on the basis that with my still low T & B cells and that by avoidance of germy people and the obsessive use of Anti Bac I've stayed illness free all this time and I'm not risking it. If that turns out to be a bad decision, you're all welcome to say 'We Told You So' 'You're an Idiot' and what my dad used to call my mum and I on a regular basis 'Stupid bloody woman' - I know it's silly but I still miss being called that 12 years on and now there's just me left. I'd give everything I have for a single minute.


Enough rambling - where was I - oh yes only one hole in me and no Flu Jab.


Life is good, I'm feeling great I happen to have MS - so what I'm in charge :-) xx

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