Scott has been having lab work monitored by the infectious control doctor at IMC. Yesterday, they called and told Scott he had to go to the BRVH to have a blood transfusion because of some alarming lab results.
As far as I know, Scott's platelets were low (52-again a normal result is above 150) and his hematocrit was low at 22 (normal results vary but generally for a male a hematocrit should be between 30-40).
There were some other abnormal results including his albumin level, potassium level, and a few others. Some abnormalities are likely related to his liver impairment while others related to his medication treatment.
Scott received two units of blood and was discharged home late last night.
In other blood related news...I submitted the registration form today for our family to host a blood drive. We want to do this for Scott as well as so many of the other families who are in similar positions. I long ago lost count, but Scott has likely received 20+ units of blood or blood products (like straight platelets or plasma).
We are hoping to get the blood drive organized for the first or second week in August. It will be held in Tremonton and we will need at least 100 committed donors. Please if you can, come donate blood in Scott's name and help us "pay it forward." Thank you , thank you, thank you!
I'll post all the details on the blog.
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