Saturday morning blood work

Dad had his blood work drawn this morning and his platelets stayed exactly the same so he didn't need the platelet transfusion. Everything else...hemoglobin, red blood cells...stayed the same. His white blood cells went up into the normal category so the neulasta is working...and Dad knew that was the case since his bones ached yesterday. That shot is amazing ...it starts working one week to the day from the time that it's given....and it really causes those white blood cells to increase quickly. I guess it's almost worth its cost...it's a really small shot...but it packs a punch...and it costs $4,200....yes, you heard right.

So since Dad's platelets remained the same, he has to have more blood work done tomorrow morning at the hospital to check up on things. I'll post tomorrow after we get back. I'm cooking an iron rich dinner tonight for him...meat loaf cooked in a cast iron skillet (extra iron!...really!..it leeches into the food), party potatoes (organic potatoes...high in potassium), raw baby spinach salad...extra high in iron. We'll see if that boosts his hemoglobin tomorrow.

Dad has been eating lots of fresh pineapple. One of the PAs at the oncologist said that it might help boost the platelets, but one of the other PAs said that it's an old wive's tale....hey! that's me!! So I say...if there's a possibility, and if it tastes good...then go for it!