So, your doctor calls and says that the lab obviously made an error because your Hgb level is so low that it could not possibly be correct because you should not be walking around and the test result did not jive with the observations he made in the physical he did on you and that you need to go in to get more blood drawn to have it retested. Of course, you go to get your blood re-drawn.
You get home. The phone rings. Your doctor is at the other end of the electromagnetic wave and informs you that your blood count is lower than it was in the morning and orders you to go to the emergency room of the world-renowned medical monolith in town. He says he is calling to tell the E.R. you will be there in 15 or 20 minutes. What is the reading? you ask. Your doctor tells you dangerously low, 5 point 2; and he is surprised you are not showing any symptoms.
The monstrous B12 shot didn't hurt. You didn't know that four units of packed red blood cells takes over 8 hours to be transfused. One colonscopy preceded by fucking bowel prep needs no comment.
Posted by Bill at January 14, 2008 11:44 PMHoly Crap. Sorry, Bill. Hope you're feeling alright. You are in my thoughts.
Posted by: Kyle at January 15, 2008 12:49 AMI will refrain from all lawyer jokes, even those referencing Terry Pratchett's Mr. Slant, the zombie lawyer.
Hope you are feeling better & glad that the low Hgb level was caught & remediated.
Posted by: Liz D. at January 15, 2008 04:41 AMAre you serious???
Posted by: Vicki at January 15, 2008 03:28 PM"Bowel prep."
Two words that should never go together. Ever.
So what made your blood count so low?
Posted by: lucy at January 15, 2008 09:02 PMHope everything is okay in the end.
Posted by: Anji at January 16, 2008 03:48 PMI know this is not the right response... but the "HOLY CRAP" in response to the colonscopy made me laugh out loud.
I do, however, hope you are alright. I'm always very concerned about low blood counts and extreme high ones. Left over baggage.
-d
Posted by: -d at January 16, 2008 11:19 PM