Hello everyone
I would like to give you an update on Ahmad after one month of hydrea. He is takinf 3ml everday right before he sleeps to avoid the dizziness stomach ache.
*HB before Hydrea was 6.1 ( Ahmad had several infections at that time and his average is 6.6 without anything)
Hb after hydrea is 6.7
*Reticulocyte count before was 6.4% and after was 5.3%
*Bilirubin before was 1.7mg/dl and after was 2.1
*Total Leucocytic count before was 10,300/cmm and after was 6,800
* Platelets before was 450,000 and after was 389,000
* MCV before was 52.6 and after was 59.9
*All other functions of liver and kidneys are normal
The following is the results after
two months of hydrea with the same dose:
HB decreased and became 6.2
Bilirubin decreased and became 1.6 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reticulocyte count is the same 5.3%
MCV increased to 63.4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Total Leucocytic count increased slightly and it is 6,900
Platelets decreased to 287,000
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My important question is that why is the MCV increasing and the HB decreasing??
* The doctor is giving this trail 3 months to judge, but does these results indicates that Ahmad is from the patients who don't respond to the medicine or he should be given more time??
* I am so frustrated that i am giving my son a ''kind of toxins'' with no positive resultsPS: A week before the CBC, Ahmad had a mild cold(cough and running nose, i guess from swimming in the pool everyday), but wasn't given antibiotics just medicines for cold
He is so active and everybody is saying he looks more healthy and brighter, though nothing new in terms of weight
Waiting for your feedback
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Manal