4/29/09 - The Good News Continues

On Monday, Alyssa went in for her first lab work in almost two weeks, and continuing her upward swing, the results were very good! Hematocrit - 39 and platelet count - 220 which are both within the normal range. Creatinine and BUN are both outside of the norm, but that is to be expected with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD.)

With her BP lingering around the 100/60 levels, her GP, Dr Salamone has lowered the dosage on another of Alyssa's BP meds. As mentioned before, the goal is to continue to ween her off of as many BP meds as possible. This however, will not be accomplished overnight, it will be a long term project.

As she continues to feel better each day, Alyssa was hoping to go back to work at Bed, Bath and Beyond soon, but Dr Salamone emphatically put an end to that discussion for now. She told Alyssa that among her 2,600 patients, Alyssa was by far the most critically ill over the past three months and that it will take her a while longer to recover and regain her strength. Not what Alyssa wanted to hear, but not surprising news to any of us that have observed her trial and tribulations since January.

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