As it Happens

Live from the Virginia Crosson K. Cancer Center.

Real time sharing through Twitter and Facebook are de rigueur for the hipsters today. I prefer to use my blog.

This instant connectivity offers up an unvarnished, unfiltered, direct communal experience with no commentary, no spin, no insights, no imaginings.

Happening at a laptop near you.

Taking the electron machine out of the loop my BP was 120/82 which is great. Much better than it has been. The RN took it about four minutes ago the old fashion way, pumping up the cuff, and listening for the change in the sounds of my pulse with her stethoscope.

So why the terrible headache last night - clearly not from my BP being sky high. I should know better than to scare myself like that. More likely it was a skipped meal and a busy day with too little sleep the night before.

Now I am waiting for my all important CBC and platelet count. The results should arrive any minute.

The metabolic panel, uric acid, and trough cyclosporin level won't be known for a day or two.

And the answer is.........

is.......

WBC 6.o

RBC 4.27

Platelets 309

Wonderfully normal. Shared while the ink from the printed report is still wet.

How real and immediate is that.

"Too much information running through my brain" The Police

Engraftment results, the Kings scoring drought, the local fires and smoke (we are fine), student jazz from McGill, analog versus digital music, Hollyweird CME conference, letters of references, appointments with editors and publishers, innovative medical devices, and critical developments on the faulty guidelines of the ACIP (CDC's advisory committee on immunization practice) are all screaming for my immediate attention.

I only have time to thank JC so so much for the great seats to Ducks-Kings game. And it was a surprise treat to see the W family. I've been to two games this year and have not seen the Kings score one goal. How pathetic is that!

More soon, on all of these. Tomorrow is yet another big day. Honestly, I am expecting stability or better, but hoping for a significant uptick in donor cells when I learn my engraftment results.