Last night Shiela came home around 9:30pm, looked at me and asked why the area around my eyes looked bruised. I also had pateeckia (I didn't spell that right but it means small red dots that are the beginning of bruising I think) all over my body. I hadn't checked my blood in almost two weeks but since it was so late I wasn't sure if wanted to go to the ER to have it done. However, I figured I had better do it last night or I wouldn't have time to go until Tuesday. I was suppose to be in Regina all day today to meet with venues for upcoming promotions, then fly to Winnipeg on Saturday morning and come back Monday night. But I figured that if I went last night then at least if something was wrong we could hopefully fix it before I take off to Winnipeg.
Well, after waiting around 1.5 hours in ER (luckily most of that was lying in a bed in the hallway and chatting with Shiela's EMT friends who were working there) the doctor finally came and ordered my blood work. I then left the hospital and went to bed around 12:30am as I had to leave at 7:00am to get to Regina. But when the hospital phones you at 1:00am it's not usually good news.
The doctor phoned me and said my platelet count was 7000! I had never been that low ever...a new record for me!! It's like the limbo...how low can you go! After phoning the Specialist (not my Specialist but just the one on call) the doctor phoned me back and said it could wait until morning but I would need to come in for some IV Gamma Globulin again.
So that pretty much cancels my Regina trip. Depending on what the doctors say it might also cancel my Winnipeg trip. I really hope not as I was looking forward to going to Winnipeg (I know, I know, why would I ever want to go to Winnipeg) not only to do work but also visit with some old friends from Bible School. I guess I'll know more in a few hours once I've visited the Specialist...I have a funny feeling that when I call him at 8:00am all I'll have to do is say "7000" and his secretary will put me right through instead of just leaving him a message!! It's sometimes fun watching the doctors panic!!
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Congrats on another record. You should try and set a record for the most platelets ever! Wait, that's no good as well. Maybe try and get a record for the most consistant and perfect amount of platlets ever. Ben
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