Re: Re: Help Decoding Recent Labs

[Guest guest]

Yes, looks fabulous. It is what we all strive for.

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On May 6, 2011, at 8:37 AM, " nn " <rosannwinn@...> wrote:

> Unless I'm reading something incorrectly it looks like everything is normal!

Was anything marked high/low? How has been doing? I hope he's doing really

well.

> nn (, systemic, 10)

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> > Hi everyone.

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> > Happy Friday to all.

> >

> > I was wondering if y'all could help me decode 's most recent labs. I

called his ped rheum and they faxed them to me at work. Unfortunately I don't

have all of the previous ones with me but I know I have those at home. If I

don't list something of interest/importance, let me know and I can add it.

> >

> > Sed Rate: 4 mm/hr

> > hs-CRP: 0.7 mg/L

> > Iron: 48 ug/dl

> > TIBC: 449 ug/dl

> > WBC: 9.7 --> that one I know is good given how elevated it had been when he

was in really bad shape

> > HGB: 12.9 g/dl

> > HCT 39.3 %

> > PLT: 304 k/ul

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> > Thanks in advance for any help!

> >

> > Cheers.

> > Sharon (, 18 months old, systemic)

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[Guest guest]

The goal is to keep the labs in the normal range as you drop the steroids. If

the labs get worse, then that probably means that the mtx isn't going to work on

its own. You might have to add a biological. Every single child is different.

Getting off of steroids is half art and half science in the systemics. And

remember as you taper, it is not the amount, but the percentage you are

dropping. That is why it can get harder and harder to drop as you get low.

(n, 22, systemic)

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On May 6, 2011, at 11:16 AM, sharon.peabody wrote:

> Thanks so much, ladies! I really appreciate it. I'm tempted to frame them,

nn! I think I'd definitely do that if the next ones show that the steroid

reductions are going well too.

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> Out of curiosity, those who have gone through this process - did you see a

decline in the numbers as you started dropping the steroids or was the mtx

enough to keep things held steady?

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> will have his next appointment in about three weeks so we still have a

bit of a wait on our hands.

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> > > > >

> > > > > Hi everyone.

> > > > >

> > > > > Happy Friday to all.

> > > > >

> > > > > I was wondering if y'all could help me decode 's most recent

labs. I called his ped rheum and they faxed them to me at work. Unfortunately I

don't have all of the previous ones with me but I know I have those at home. If

I don't list something of interest/importance, let me know and I can add it.

> > > > >

> > > > > Sed Rate: 4 mm/hr

> > > > > hs-CRP: 0.7 mg/L

> > > > > Iron: 48 ug/dl

> > > > > TIBC: 449 ug/dl

> > > > > WBC: 9.7 --> that one I know is good given how elevated it had been

when he was in really bad shape

> > > > > HGB: 12.9 g/dl

> > > > > HCT 39.3 %

> > > > > PLT: 304 k/ul

> > > > >

> > > > > Thanks in advance for any help!

> > > > >

> > > > > Cheers.

> > > > > Sharon (, 18 months old, systemic)

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

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