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Low white blood cells after liver transplant: Is this normal?
Transplants | Last Active: Apr 5 4:24am | Replies (8)Comment receiving replies
@hughwmyers, I pulled your question into a discussion of its own. I'm tagging fellow members like @craigcraig @rosemarya @footballmum @amyintucson @valbob, who have experience with liver transplant and getting blood testing done in the month after transplant.
You're right that with a low white blood cell count, you want to be careful about getting an infection. How often do you have blood tests?
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Currently I am doing blood tests once a week. My white blood cell count went up this week. I go back to the dr next tuesday. I will post after that. I really appreciate all of the advice Ty so much.
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@colleenyoung Hi Hugh ! Every one is a little different but for me.... I have my two year call with Mayo on Monday and other than some stenosis I seem to be doing well. After I had mine Mayo kept me in AZ for 2 months and while there had me do blood draws and testing 2 to 3 times a week. Then when I got back to CO just once a week and now once a month. I stayed inside much more at first but now get out as I deem. It's no fun at first but as another liver transplant patient once told me "it gets better and better". And he was right. Both more and more back to the old normal and easier and easier with the new stuff like pills twice a day etc. . I was walking my golden retriever on long walks in less than 6 months after. My take is we are lucky to have the opportunity to have these challenges as opposed to where we would be if we did not have our transplants. Congratulations again on your transplant ! Hope you have a Happy Easter. Hang in there ! (--: