Ok, so I have been slack and haven't yet finished off the entries for the end of our August USA trip... I might get to it at some point...
I also have school holiday frivolity to share, but again, not today...
This is the post about Jasper and his quarterly blood counts...
It's pretty good news!
The past 9 months have seen a slight but steady drop in Jasper's platelet counts... I don't need to explain to any other FA parent out there that I had 2 sleepless nights coming into Monday's counts.
I was so stressed out about it, that when some wally stole my car park (it was one I waited 15 minutes for - and he WAS in the wrong), I put my window down, and told him off... he started back at me, and I told Jasper to block his ears, and cursed at this man!
I drove off and burst into tears! MADNESS! This guy was in the wrong, and he knew he was, but seriously? I yell and curse at him? Over a car park?? I was slightly stressed...
Poor Jasper! He kept saying "It's ok mum, he was an idiot" (usually I tell him off for using that word, but I wasn't really up to it!).
We parked (eventually, and a long long way away in a super expensive carpark), and went to see our favourite 3B nurse, Sister Lee.
Blood paperwork was handed over, and off we go to the vampires...
then the wait begins for the results.
We weren't sure if Jasper was getting a thumb prick, or a vein drain, as I had asked for a lot of additional information about his blood, so you can imagine his relief when they only wanted a thumb prick.
The results were in, and they were good...
Platelets went from 105 to 122 (normal is 150-400)
White Cells went from 4.1 to 4.5 (norm is 4.5 - 14.5)
Haemaglobin went from 125 to 130 (normal is 115-155)
Red Cells went from 3.49 to 3.49 (normal is 4.0-6.0)
Neutrophils went from 0.94 to 1.39 (normal is 1.5 - 8.0)
So all in all, not really much change, but the jump in platelets made me smile a really big smile!
I forgot where I wrote Jasper's height and weight down, but I remember he put on about 500g, and grew nearly 2 cm in the 3 months... all in all, I am one happy momma!
SO no photos this post, but more fun stuff at some point in the future!!!
Thanks for reading,
Brooke
