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Some good news, and then.......

eldo519504-vi_2Well after racing at Eldorado Park last night, and a relatively intense ride this morning, I'm encouraged. My knee did not hurt at all.

Not only that, but I just received the results of todays blood work, and my absolute lymphocyte count dropped to 81 thou/cumm (ref 4-11). That's down 20%, and hasn't been that low since February 2007.

Of course, one test does not a trend make, and as you may surmise there is also some bad news. My hemoglobin dropped slightly again to 11.6 g/dL (ref 14-18), platelets to 187 thou/mcl (ref 130-400), and my LDH increased to 147 IU/L (ref 91-180).

Now I've seen all those numbers before, and with the exception of my hemoglobin those results are within the normal range, so I'm not overly concerned just yet, plus I know I don't feel as bad as those numbers may suggest.

For someone with an 11.6 g/dL hemoglobin, I think I'm still in pretty good shape. I managed to stay in the pack for the entire race (one hour) last night (albeit in the back of the pack), plus I managed to stay with some much stronger [and younger] riders for the vast majority of this mornings ride.

Now if only knew Becky would be coming back to work a lot sooner than in 8 weeks, I might start feeling even better.
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Becky said…
I'm sure I will be back before you even know I'm gone.
6:09 AM
Marc said…
Well, somehow I doubt that, but............
1:03 PM
John Wagner said…
Overall very good news and good results. I am amazed at your bike riding ability, particularly as your hemoglobin drops.

Wishing Becky a smooth and quick recovery. I hope she doesn't rush back sooner than she should. A valuable asset like her is a true blessing.
11:34 PM
Marc said…
I know John, but I would never let her know that. :)

I'm just hoping after about a week off she's going to be so board of reading on her Kindle, she's going to want to come back to work, even if that means working from home.
2:44 AM
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