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It's been about 5 1/2 months since my last rituxan infusion. On the second of this month i had a rheumatology appt. They decided that i should get another infusion the first of december, a "six month infusion. I asked if I should call and let them know if I was still feeling good at the beginning of December and maybe postpone the infusion. They said no, since i had gone so long without an infusion and that most of my B cells were replenished, that they would treat my last infusion as a first infusion and they recommend a six month follow up infusion after the first set of infusions. Hm. New to me.

So here is some more personal information:

 

Dear Mr LevLarry:

 

I would like to update you on your recent lab results:

 

PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) is used  as a screening test for prostate

cancer. In general, 0-4 is considered the normal range for PSA.

     PSA: 0.66 (11/02/09

Your results are normal.

 

High cholesterol and tryglycerides (lipids) are risk factors for heart

disease. HDL is the "good" cholesterol and should ideally be greater than

40. LDL is the "bad" cholesterol and your level should be less than

100.

Lipid Profile:

   CHOL:             123

   HDL:                40

   TRIG:               52

   calcLDL:           73

Your results are normal.

 

Hemoglobin A1C gives us information about your sugar or glucose levels over the

past three months.

A normal A1C is below 6.

Your hemoglobin A1C: 5.6

You do not have diabetes.

 

These tests measure the function of your liver:

Liver Panel:

   ALBUMIN:    3.3

   ALKPHOS:    57

   Dbil:             <0.1

   PROTEIN:     6.3

   SGOT:          18

   SGPT            18

   T.BILI           0.7

yOUR RESULTS ARE NORMAL.

 

These tests show if you are anemic:

   Hemoglobin:     14.7

Your results are normal.

 

These are tests for kidney function and chemical balance:

Comprehensive Panel: COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL   (AA) ; BLOOD

                              11/02/09       07/20/09

TEST NAME             RESULT          RESULT            UNITS         RANGE

GLUCOSE (AA)       129 H             93                    mg/dL         73-115

UREA NITROGEN    13                  12                    mg/dL          8-20

CREATININE (AA)   0.8                 0.8                   mg/dL          0.7-1.4

SODIUM (AA)         140                142                  mmol/L        137-145

POTASSIUM (AA)    3.5                 4.2                  mmol/L         3.5-5.0

CHLORIDE (AA)      108 H             108 H              mmol/L         98-107

CO2 (AA)                26                  28                   mmol/L         24-34

CALCIUM (AA)        8.8                  8.9                 mg/dL           8.6-10.2

PROTEIN, TOTAL    6.3                  6.1                 g/dL              6.0-8.3

ALBUMIN                3.3 L               3.3 L              g/dL              3.5-5.0

TOT. BILIRUBIN      0.7                  0.8                 mg/dL           0.1-1.1

ALKALINE PHOS.    57                   56                  U/L                30-130

SGOT (AST)            18                   16                  U/L                12-"50"

SGPT (ALT)             18 L                17 L               U/L                21-"72"

EGFR                      105                 105                                     60-

Your results are normal.

 

 

I don't fast. The reason for the high glucose is that on the way to the hospital, I drank a "green" Monster Energy drink. It raises my glucose and BP. Without a can of monster, BP is usually 100/80, but with monster, 120/80. About the A1C test for diabetes, this test was ordered by rheumatology and i can only guess that they watch for prednisone induced diabetes. When rheumatology orders the labs, they draw five vials. When My Primary Care Doc orders labs, it's only three vials. If i remember, I'll ask the next time i talk to someone in the know. I probably won't remember.

 

LEV