I’m back to work today, and overall feel better. I was able to rest the past 2 days, which helped a lot, although I’m still not eating much (I’ve lost another 4 lbs since Monday, bring my total to 12 lbs lost since last month). The diarrhea has slowed down, and I’m not as fatigued.
My doctor is confident it’s just a viral gastroenteritis (fancy term for diarrhea from a virus); the C. Difficile was negative. My creatinine is up to 1.5, but that’s probably just from being a little dehydrated. Here are my labs from this past Monday:
Component | Your Value | StandardRange | Flag |
BUN | 17 | 6-20 mg/dL | |
CREATININE | 1.5 | 0.7-1.5 mg/dL | |
SODIUM | 136 | 135-146 mmol/L | |
POTASSIUM | 4.3 | 3.5-5.1 mmol/L | |
CHLORIDE | 109 | 98-111 mmol/L | |
CO2 | 17 | 22-32 mmol/L | L |
GLUCOSE | 101 | 70-120 mg/dL | |
ANION GAP | 10 | 7-15 mEq/L | |
CALCIUM | 8.5 | 8.3-10.5 mg/dL | |
GFR ESTIMATED | 53.8 | >60- mL/min | L |
(not sure why the next set didn’t retain the same formatting)
| Component | Your Value | Standard Range | Flag |
|---|
| WBC | 8.13 | 4.00-10.80 K/uL | |
| RBC | 6.76 | 4.50-5.25 M/uL | H |
| HGB | 13.5 | 14.0-16.5 g/dL | L |
| HCT | 42.5 | 40.0-47.0 % | |
| MCV | 62.9 | 82.0-99.5 fL | L |
| MCH | 20.0 | 27.0-34.0 pg | L |
| MCHC | 31.7 | 32.0-36.0 g/dL | L |
| RDW | 15.4 | 11.5-15.5 % | |
| PLATELET COUNT | 199 | 150-400 K/uL | |
| MPV | 10.0 | 6.6-11.1 fL | |
| SEGS | 28 | 40-75 % | L |
| LYMPHS | 72 | 18-42 % | H |
| ABS. SEGS | 2.28 | 1.8-7.7 K/uL | |
| ABS. LYMPHS | 5.85 | 1.0-4.8 K/uL | H |
| RBC MORPH | MICROCYTOSIS PRESENT | - | |
| RBC MORPH | HYPOCHROMIA | - | |
| RBC MORPH | SLIGHT | - | |
—————————————————————————Last night, I had to go to Wal Mart, and walked in at around 9:30. It was a funny sight, when I saw all of these middle-aged guys standing in front of the card racks getting their last-minute Christmas cards.
It was icy on my way to work today; part sleet, part freezing rain. I fishtailed getting onto Interstate 80, but once on, it wasn’t bad. Right below the entrance ramp, there was one overturned 18 wheeler, and another getting towed. About 1/2 mile after getting on I-80, a tandem-trailer Fed Ex Ground truck went flying by at 80 mph! It’s no wonder why there are tractor-trailer accidents when you have an idiot like this driving so fast in freezing rain.
Merry Christmas!
I’m back to work today, and overall feel better. I was able to rest the past 2 days, which helped a lot, although I’m still not eating much (I’ve lost another 4 lbs since Monday, bring my total to 12 lbs lost since last month). The diarrhea has slowed down, and I’m not as fatigued.
My doctor is confident it’s just a viral gastroenteritis (fancy term for diarrhea from a virus); the C. Difficile was negative. My creatinine is up to 1.5, but that’s probably just from being a little dehydrated. Here are my labs from this past Monday:
Component
Your Value
StandardRange
Flag
BUN
17
6-20 mg/dL
CREATININE
1.5
0.7-1.5 mg/dL
SODIUM
136
135-146 mmol/L
POTASSIUM
4.3
3.5-5.1 mmol/L
CHLORIDE
109
98-111 mmol/L
CO2
17
22-32 mmol/L
L
GLUCOSE
101
70-120 mg/dL
ANION GAP
10
7-15 mEq/L
CALCIUM
8.5
8.3-10.5 mg/dL
GFR ESTIMATED
53.8
>60- mL/min
L
—————————————————————————Last night, I had to go to Wal Mart, and walked in at around 9:30. It was a funny sight, when I saw all of these middle-aged guys standing in front of the card racks getting their last-minute Christmas cards.
It was icy on my way to work today; part sleet, part freezing rain. I fishtailed getting onto Interstate 80, but once on, it wasn’t bad. Right below the entrance ramp, there was one overturned 18 wheeler, and another getting towed. About 1/2 mile after getting on I-80, a tandem-trailer Fed Ex Ground truck went flying by at 80 mph! It’s no wonder why there are tractor-trailer accidents when you have an idiot like this driving so fast in freezing rain.
Merry Christmas!