Re: Happy Thanksgiving

On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:23:22 -0600, "Mark Jones" <noemail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

LK wrote:
Cuz didn't go to VA - and could have - but, instead went to Mayo down
in Rochester, MN. If you haven't done that, then please do make
yourself an appointment at a Mayo clinic, Bill. You won't be sorry.

I got to spend my Thanksgiving in the hospital after getting
a blood test and finding that my platelets were at 1% of
what they normally are. I was in so much danger of a fatal
bleeding event that the lab sent me directly to the emergency
room where I was admitted. The numbers are coming back
up and I am back home, but I won't be able to go back to
work until the numbers get back up to what the doctors
consider safe.

Kind of scary to go in for a routine blood test and find
this out. I was tested in late October and the platelet
numbers were 300K and Wednesday morning they
were 3K.

So, there's no obvious reason found yet, then? How about the red and white
cell count? Did they give you any numbers for those? Just curious - as I
don't know a thing about hematology - just understand it..<g>. And I'm
amazed you're home.

Be *Very* careful, Mark - no making salads - ok??. Keep us posted on how
you're getting on.

LK
.

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