ok, here's a quick update on the happenings of Joanna!
on Wednesday she came home from the hospital with her creatinine plateaued at 5.
fact: normal creatinine is 1
and her hematocrit was at 23
fact: normal hct is 37
Today, she got some more labs done, andddddd
creatinine:3.4
hct: 31!!!!!!
a little medical background: mom is suuuuuper anemic to begin with, and part of what your kidneys do is produce red blood cells. well guess what wasn't working? her kidneys. so she was pretty dang low on blood. that was a huge objective before continuing on with chemo and such--- getting that RBC count up. because chemo makes you anemic. (I know, right?)
she is in good spirits, taking walks, eating toast and drinking juice.
thank you for your support, as always! thank you for keeping us going.
we love you all!!
(she might be back soon with a more humorous update)
Oh Happy Day! xo the 2es
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