Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
is a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. In AML, the bone marrow makes many unformed cells called blasts. Blasts normally develop into white blood cells that fight infection. However, the blasts are abnormal in AML. They do not develop and cannot fight infections. The bone marrow may also make abnormal red blood cells and platelets. The number of abnormal cells (or leukemia cells) grows quickly. They crowd out the normal red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets the body needs.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Day +39

Monday.   Bryant comes with us to clinic appointments.  He has to, poor boy.  He is so patient and plays the Ipad.  He just goes with the flow.  His favorite game to play is "Where's my Water?" 
Riley's appointments are always at 8:30 A.M. so that the nurse can draw blood for labs BEFORE his 9:00 medicine time.  That gives them his cyclosporine level.  We then sit and wait for the lab results and then see Dr. Katsanis for a check up.  Sometimes Riley's magnesium has been low and he needs a quick infusion or the pantamidine infused.   We have gotten pretty good at waiting...

Labs today:
White blood cells:  3.7  (normal 4.5 - 13.5)
Red Blood cells:  12.8  (normal 13.5 - 17.5)
Platelets: 110 (normal 150 - 425)
ANC:  1554  ( < 500 = severely neutropenic) (normal 2,000 - 5,000)
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