Worried

[pride_of_erin]

Hey guys, can I get some good thoughts/prayers for my mum? According to our family doctor her white cell count is less than half of what it should be, which could be attributed to several things, the scariest of which is leukemia. This blood test result was really out of the blue, as she hasn't been sick, just really tired which we thought was because of stress and her taking on way too much work as always.

Anyway, she has an appointment with a hematologist tomorrow for a whole lot of tests to find out for sure. I'm just really, really hoping that it's anything other than leukemia - we've been lucky enough that cancer doesn't run in our family, and I really don't want my mum to be the first :(

Comments

[rileyc.livejournal.com]

:hugs:

Hope everything turns out okay, hon.

[pride-of-erin.livejournal.com]

{hugs back}

Thanks, me too.

[maddiec24.livejournal.com]

I'll be praying and thinking good thoughts, sweetie. *hugs*

[colleendetroit.livejournal.com]

Sending your mama (and you) positive energy & good thoughts!! I hope the doctors can figure out what's going on and your mama feels better! ♥

[luci-2.livejournal.com]

Sending good thoughts your way. Please keep us posted.

[rhymephile.livejournal.com]

Healing thoughts and warm vibes that it's something minor like a vitamin deficiency.

[kaynyne.livejournal.com]

If it's any consolation my white blood count hovers around 2 and has been as low as 0.99- this is because I have an autoimmune condition (Lupus) which is a major pain in the arse but I lead a pretty normal life. The first avenue they explore is leukemia, I've been tested 3 times now, every time the white cells take a dive, but it's always been the autoimmune condition blipping.
There are lots of reasons your white cell count drops and like mine, remains very low, so try not to think the worst yet.
Sending your mom positive vibes!