CBC Limits

WBC:
3.0 - 11.0 k/uL

RBC:
4.50 - 6.00 M/uL

HGB:
13.50 - 18.00 g/dL

PLT:
100-440 K/uL

PTL:
Praise the Lord

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 CBC Results

Here is a summary of periodic Complete Blood Count (CBC) lab tests performed initially weekly, then once every two weeks, reduced to once per month beginning in October 2004, then once every two months (May 2005). The return of the tumor in June 2007 reinstated weekly CBC measurements. The ensuing chemo and defeat of the recurrent tumor, as demonstrated by three consecutively clean monthly MRIs, restored bi-monthly scans and cbc measurements as of 12 November 2007. Monthly MRIs and weekly CBC draws were restarted in March 2009 in honor of the second recurrent tumor. The frequency of these scans returned to bi-monthly in June 2009. I entered chemo maintenance mode in August 2009, which ended up being just one more round of Carboplatin and Avastin. The tumor returned in April 2010 and was immediately destroyed. It then made its 4th unwelcome appearence in November 2010, and again was eliminated by Carboplatin and Avastin. But this time, the follow up was a new cocktail: Carboplatin, CPT-11 and Avastin. Yet another tumor tried its hand beginning in June 2011 and CPT-11, BCNU and Avastin are being used to send it back to the pit from which it came.

The four parameters listed here are: White Blood Count (WBC), Red Blood Count (RBC), Hemoglobin (HGB) and Platelets (PLT).

Date WBC RBC HGB PLT Comments
1/31/12 5.6 4.95 16.1 123 nurse's check. Platelets maintaining that slow road to recovery. Abs Neut: 2.2 (good)
12/22/11 5.4 4.86 15.7 97 nurse's check. Platelets continue a slow recovery. Abs Neut: 2.3 (good) Cholesterol: 205. Triglycerides: 174
11/18/11 5.2 4.53 15.2 103 nurse's check. Platelets continue to hover in the 100 range. Abs Neut: 2.7 (good) Cholesterol: 229 (hi). Triglycerides: 298 (hi)
11/11/11 4.2 4.37 14.8 109 Avastin infusion, 800mg
11/03/11 3.7 4.33 14.8 108 Nurse's check. Nice platelet recovery
10/26/11 4.5 4.30 14.6 48 Avastin infusion.
10/19/11 4.9 4.88 16.1 59 Nurse's check
10/12/11 6.0 4.69 15.9 88 Avastin infusion
9/26/11 6.3 4.96 15.8 199 Nurse's check, followed by a BCNU and Avastin infusion on 9/28/11
9/19/11 6.8 4.94 16.1 180 Nurse's check. White cells have recovered
9/13/11 5.6 4.67 15.0 170 Nurse's check. Excellent white cell count
9/07/11 3.4 4.31 14.3 155 Avastin infusion. Low white cell count
8/31/11 4.2 4.50 14.2 139 Very nice platelet recovery
8/24/11 5.8 4.47 14.7 33 Avastin infusion. Lowest Platelet count on record
8/10/11 5.9 4.42 14.4 98 Avastin infusion
7/29/11 6.3 4.59 14.4 145 BCNU and Avastin infusion
7/20/11 6.0 4.84 14.7 231 no chemo today; consultation with my oncologist
7/13/11 7.9 4.41 14.3 180 no chemo today; part of a diagnostic suite of tests run
7/6/11 8.6 4.64 14.2 201 CPT infusion #3 and Avastin infusion #1
6/29/11 7.6 4.95 15.0 222 No chemo today (2/1 plan)
6/22/11 9.4 5.30 16.4 186 260 mg dose of CPT-11. Highest white count since October 2004
6/17/11 6.9 5.13 16.4 137 3.5mm spot found from MRI #52. Port installed, 260mg dose of CPT-11 administered
1/26/11 5.8 4.81 14.9 160 1/2 dose of Carbo, 1/2 dose of CPT-11, full dose of Avastin
1/12/11 6.6 5.03 15.6 180 Clean MRI report. 1/2 dose of Carbo, 1/2 dose of CPT-11, full dose of Avastin
12/29/10 6.0 5.16 16.3 159 1/2 dose of Carbo, 1/2 dose of CPT-11, full dose of Avastin. Such infusions require up to 3 hours to accomplish
12/10/10 6.7 5.33 16.7 228 Clean MRI from last Friday, so a new cocktail today: 1/2 dose of Carboplatin, 1/2 dose of CPT-11, full dose of Avastin. Highest platelet count since Feb 2007
11/24/10 5.5 5.29 16.2 100 Avastin infusion
11/08/10 7.0 5.23 16.3 152 2 mm subtle enhancement identified. Carbo chemo resumed
07/12/10 8.7 4.85 15.7 182 Clean MRI; Carbo and Avastin discontinued
06/30/10 5.0 4.56 14.7 104 Avastin infusion
06/16/10 4.9 4.91 15.6 162 Clean MRI; Carbo and Avastin infusion
06/02/10 5.2 5.07 16.0 138 Avastin infusion
05/19/10 7.3 5.16 16.2 191 Clean MRI; Carbo and Avastin infusion. Good platelet recovery!
05/05/10 5.1 5.99 15.2 103 Nurse's check. Platelets continue to decline due to the Carbo
04/28/10 5.6 5.26 16.1 120 Nurse's check. Platelets continue to decline due to the Carbo
04/21/10 3.7 5.34 16.5 187 Avastin infusion. Lowest white cell count on record
04/16/10 5.9 5.4 16.4 195 MRI #43 identifies a 4x3 mm spot. Carbo chemo resumed
02/22/10 6.9 5.17 16.3 209 MRI #42 reviewed as clean
12/21/09 6.5 5.12 16.0 186 MRI #41 reviewed as clean
10/26/09 7.1 5.01 16.4 187 MRI #40 reviewed as clean. Chemo discontinued
09/16/09 5.8 4.78 16.2 207 Nurse's check
08/31/09 5.4 4.86 16.0 106 Nurse's check
08/14/09 5.7 4.64 15.7 172 MRI #39 reviewed as clean. Began maintenance mode: bi-monthly Carbo/Avastin
06/15/09 5.3 4.52 15.4 136 MRI #38 reviewed as clean. Preparing to enter maintenance mode
06/08/09 5.8 4.50 15.2 77 Nurse's check. The usual Platelet deficit, due to Carbo chemo, is seen
06/01/09 5.8 4.53 14.9 130 Avastin injection #6
05/27/09 6.6 4.56 15.0 167 Nurse's check
05/18/09 5.0 4.73 15.8 189 Carbo #3 and Avastin #5. PTL for the PLT recovery
05/06/09 4.8 4.92 15.3 96 MRI #37 reviewed as clean
04/27/09 5.1 4.77 15.2 102 Avastin #4. Platelets have dropped by 53%
04/20/09 5.8 4.81 15.6 218 Nurse's check. Strong platelet count!
04/13/09 5.2 5.00 15.9 183 MRI #36 is clean! Carbo #2 and Avastin #3. Platelets up by 51%
04/06/09 6.6 5.16 16.2 121 Nurse's check. 9.7% fewer platelets from 30 Mar 09
03/30/09 5.9 5.14 16.2 134 Nurse's check. 18.8% fewer platelets from 23 Mar 09. Avastin injection #2
03/23/09 5.7 5.08 16.0 165 Nurse's check. 22.2% fewer platelets from 16 Mar 09
03/16/09 6.9 5.11 16.3 212 MRI #35 identifies a 4 mm spot. Carbo chemo and Avastin resumed
01/09/09 --- --- --- --- MRI #34 reviewed as clean. No CBC test needed
11/10/08 --- --- --- --- MRI #33 reviewed as clean. No chemo for one year, so no CBC test needed
9/15/08 7.3 5.12 16.3 202 MRI #32 reviewed as clean
7/14/08 7.3 5.04 16.1 159 MRI #31 reviewed as clean
5/12/08 6.1 5.20 16.3 164 MRI #30 reviewed as clean
3/10/08 6.6 5.06 16.3 185 MRI #29 reviewed as clean. Platelets recovering
1/7/08 7.0 4.63 13.3 134 MRI #28 reviewed as clean. No chemo needed
12/14/07 8.2 4.81 17.1 146 Nurse's check
11/12/07 5.0 4.15 15.2 163 MRI #27 reviewed as clean! Chemo and Avastin discontinued; resumption of bi-monthly MRIs!
11/02/07 6.5 4.27 15.4 46 Nurse's check (CBC only; no meds)
10/26/07 4.6 4.05 14.9 69 Avastin injection #10
10/19/07 5.0 4.15 15.4 124 Nurse's check (CBC only; no meds)
10/12/07 4.6 4.24 15.5 108 Carbo infusion #5 and Avastin infusion #9 Carbo injection reduced to 650 mg due to marginal Platelet count
10/05/07 4.9 4.00 14.7 99 MRI #26 shows no evidence of the tumor! Carbo infusion delayed due to low Platelet counts
9/21/07 5.4 4.47 16.3 80 Avastin infusion #8
9/14/07 4.8 4.18 15.1 124 Nurse's check (CBC only; no meds)
9/07/07 4.6 4.30 15.3 199 MRI #25 shows no evidence of the tumor! Carbo infusion #4 and Avastin infusion #7, Strongest PLT reading since November 2004
8/22/07 4.6 4.46 15.2 58 Nurse's check (CBC only; no meds)
8/15/07 4.1 4.20 14.5 83 Avastin infusion #6
8/08/07 4.1 4.40 15.2 171 Nurse's check (CBC only; no meds)
8/01/07 4.3 4.55 15.5 156 Carbo infusion #3 and Avastin infusion #5
7/25/07 6.0 4.58 15.3 90 MRI #24 shows marked reduction in the tumor
7/16/07 5.3 4.68 15.1 94 Avastin infusion #4
7/9/07 4.1 4.95 16.0 154 Nurse's check (CBC only; no meds)
7/2/07 4.2 5.18 16.5 158 MRI #23 shows tumor reduction. Carbo #2 and Avastin infusion #3
6/25/07 4.1 4.93 15.7 81 Nurse's check (CBC only; no meds)
6/18/07 4.9 4.76 15.5 118 Avastin infusion #2
6/11/07 5.5 5.50 18.5 165 Nurse's check (CBC only; no meds)
6/06/07 7.6 4.93 16.2 174 Avastin infusion #1
6/04/07 6.3 5.26 16.8 171 MRI #22 identifies a recurrence. Carboplatin infusion #1
4/02/07 5.7 5.22 16.4 163 MRI #21 reviewed as clean, later seen to show a recurrance by MRI #22
2/05/07 9.0 5.62 18.3 237 MRI #20 reviewed as clean, later seen to show a recurrance by MRI #22
12/01/06 6.9 5.33 17.2 172 MRI #19 reviewed as clean
9/29/06 6.4 5.20 16.6 172 MRI #18 reviewed as clean
7/21/06 5.0 5.20 16.3 176 MRI #17 reviewed as clean
5/24/06 4.7 5.06 16.2 144 MRI #16 reviewed as clean
3/20/06 6.2 5.28 17.0 161 MRI #14 notes a prolongation; PET scan (#15) follows in one week, reviewed as clean, but with no CBC test
1/23/06 5.6 5.28 16.8 162 MRI #13 reviewed as clean
11/18/05 5.5 5.33 17.2 175 MRI #12 reviewed as clean
9/23/05 5.9 5.13 16.1 164 MRI #11 reviewed as clean
7/29/05 6.0 5.17 16.4 161 MRI #10 reviewed as clean
5/06/05 5.6 4.93 15.5 149 MRI #9 reviewed as clean
3/07/05 5.4 5.14 15.9 145 MRI #8 reviewed as clean
2/07/05 5.1 5.21 16.6 177 Nurse's check
1/10/05 4.7 4.96 15.7 177 MRI #7 reviewed as clean
12/13/04 6.0 4.96 16.1 176 Nurse's check
11/15/04 6.4 4.94 16.1 194 MRI #6 reviewed as clean
10/18/04 9.8 4.59 16.0 230 Nurse's check
9/16/04 6.2 5.08 16.1 211 MRI #5 reviewed as clean
8/30/04 4.7 4.96 16.0 192 Nurse's check
8/16/04 5.2 5.18 16.1 127 MRI #4 reviewed as clean
8/2/04 4.5 5.06 16.2 206 Nurse's check
7/6/04 3.9 5.09 15.7 158 MRI #3 reviewed as clean
6/17/04 6.2 5.63 15.5 236 Nurse's check
6/14/04 5.9 4.89 15.3 191 Nurse's check
6/7/04 5.4 4.68 14.9 210 Nurse's check
5/24/04 5.4 4.85 15.5 201 Nurse's check
5/17/04 4.3 4.94 15.2 186 MRI #2 reviewed as clean
5/10/04 5.4 4.76 15.4 185 Nurse's check (CBC, mental exam, peg game, weight, blood pressure)
5/03/04 4.4 4.58 14.4 186 CBC check
4/26/04 4.7 4.67 14.8 208 CBC check
4/19/04 4.8 4.73 14.9 227 CBC check
4/12/04 5.0 4.82 15.2 212 CBC check
4/6/04 6.0 4.37 14.4 208 CBC check
3/29/04 7.4 4.92 15.4 233 CBC check
3/22/04 11.4 5.00 15.5 297 CBC check
3/10/04 11.6 5.02 15.4 298 CBC check. Six weeks of radiation and cuncurrent Temodar chemo began 3/8/04. MRI #1 reviewed as clean on 2/6/04

 

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