tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post4388537824524206630..comments2023-06-26T08:43:42.640-04:00Comments on The Bates Motel: Reading the BloodBeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963099760885760598noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-49191837642447039872011-02-24T16:50:43.171-05:002011-02-24T16:50:43.171-05:00I do this with labs too, think that I know more th...I do this with labs too, think that I know more than the drs. I look at the numbers and the little h and l next to them and try to guess if they are too high or too low!<br /><br />I'm so glad to hear all is well with Sammi though!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474584473012742915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-17229965406508704392011-02-18T00:07:23.125-05:002011-02-18T00:07:23.125-05:00Labs.Does it go without saying,that we have a love...Labs.Does it go without saying,that we have a love hate relationship with them?<br /><br />So glad you found peace in the end.And as for the internet,wealth of info,both good and bad.<br /><br />Just a little tid bit I have found out over the last few years :A lot of our chromosomally enhanced little loves have lower white counts then their typical peers.No known reason but just kind of how some of them roll.And when they do get sick,the marrow kicks in and produces what it needs to fight things off and then returns things to it's previous state after.Also,Monocytes are helper cells,they kick in when the body needs to fight things off.They are our friends.<br /><br />I love that I know this crap and hate it too.See,it's that love hate thing again!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209967185741239050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-47921775069706418392011-02-17T07:58:44.395-05:002011-02-17T07:58:44.395-05:00I was about two minutes away from flagging WebMD a...I was about two minutes away from flagging WebMD as a spam site so that my wife could no longer look up symptoms last fall! Finally convinced her to go to a doc and he told her what I had been telling her all along.<br /><br />The web is a wonderful place, you are right about needing the RIGHT questions to get the right answers. <br /><br />It is awfully hard to have those numbers in front of you and not look them up, though. I know that feeling. I have a friend who charted (excel, with graphs and all!) her results and did not realize that things had been going as well as they were.Rob Monroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213481414668281312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-30955104047364818872011-02-16T19:39:40.024-05:002011-02-16T19:39:40.024-05:00Glad she is healthy. I feel like I have fallen of...Glad she is healthy. I feel like I have fallen of the blog world with 3rd kid coming. I just can't seem to catch up these days. I love your blog look by the way. It's great and you have captured some beautiful pictures of Samantha. I have a big goal to figure out my nice camera and take some amazing pictures. Miss you guys. We need to plan a play date soon!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114861737897810612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-83038025656804763322011-02-16T16:38:10.254-05:002011-02-16T16:38:10.254-05:00Great sleuthing and eventually finding out some go...Great sleuthing and eventually finding out some good news! Funny about some kids and bandaids. JM likes the tape, too. He proudly shows it off :-)Monica Crumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292679754594755040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-55545716417922797872011-02-16T15:25:21.850-05:002011-02-16T15:25:21.850-05:00sometimes I think that with all the tests/worries ...sometimes I think that with all the tests/worries we become so reliant on Drs...Maddie does have thyroid issues so blood work is checked every three months...and they call if I am late getting it! I love our peds dr...he is such a realistic guy that always explains in my terms and always has time for us...a jump in any blood count would have me calling and browsing! thanks for teaching me something today!! smilesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06551567304485458524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-62791472651574132062011-02-16T14:48:59.978-05:002011-02-16T14:48:59.978-05:00Yeah for such great results and yeah for your pedi...Yeah for such great results and yeah for your pediatrician explaining the equation to you.Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866781944242761406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-71019403437915642052011-02-16T14:39:50.747-05:002011-02-16T14:39:50.747-05:00I always look at her bloodwork and get overwhelmed...I always look at her bloodwork and get overwhelmed and too confused to google anything. Once I thought her thryoid numbers looked weird, and then found out it was actually her kidney numbers, and oh, I should have been a nurse.<br /><br />Good to hear she's healthy!Bethhttp://ourtypicallife@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-56037028456893877822011-02-16T14:25:14.225-05:002011-02-16T14:25:14.225-05:00Kudos to you for finding that. You found something...Kudos to you for finding that. You found something that stood out and you questioned it. Even if she is fine, you are on the ball. This is why us parents are the best doctors, we point things out and let the real doctors figure it out!<br />With cups, which cup do you recommend for Arina with a straw? She drank from a straw once when she first came home, now she won't suck it up. Its like it feels weird in her mouth!Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321275110857561824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-84485372429999867772011-02-16T10:27:20.203-05:002011-02-16T10:27:20.203-05:00I wish that I did not have the knowledge of the &q...I wish that I did not have the knowledge of the "equation". I knew what you were writing of and what your thoughts were as soon as I read your post. Lots of numbers off that lab sheet play a roll in the "L" word. Maybe she just got over a viral bug...that would cause the white cells to be lower for anyone. Once the immune system kicks up, and illness is well on it's way out, the Monocytes will climb...that's a good thing! That being said,glad to hear that all is well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559379825105852488noreply@blogger.com