I’m not sure what a Hemogram tests for but the dialysis center draws blood for this set of labs during the last week of the month. Here are some results:
| Hemogram | 7/16/2020 | 7/30/2020 | 8/13/2020 | 8/27/2020 |
| White Blood Cell Count | 5 k/uL | 4.8 k/uL | 4.2 k/uL | 4.3 k/uL |
| Red Blood Cell Count | 3.3 M/uL | 3.28 M/uL | 3.35 M/uL | |
| Hemoglobin | 10.7 g/dL | 10.4 g/dL | 10.7 g/dL | |
| Hematocrit | 32.3% | 31.3% | 32.3% | |
| Mean Corpuscular Volume | 97.8 fL | 95.6 fl | 96.3 fL | 95.1 fL |
| Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin | 32.3 pg | 31.7 pg | 32 pg | 31.5 pg |
| Mean Corp Hgb Concentration | 33 g/dL | 33.1 g/dL | 33.3 g/dL | 33.2 g/dL |
| Red Cell Distribution Width | 14% | 14.3% | 14.6% | 14.8% |
| Platelet Count | 114 k/uL | 164 k/uL | 148 k/uL | 159 k/uL |
| Mean Platelet Volume | 10.1 fL | 9.6 fL | 9.2 fL | 9.5 fL |
Maybe not so perfect. The red numbers are results outside of normal range; every red number above was low. I know I get Epogen injections at the dialysis clinic. Evidently it’s for those with anemia or low red blood cell counts. I usually don’t notice since they inject it into the machine and the drugs flow back through the dialysis return line. Weird how the last set of test results just excludes the traditionally low categories. Maybe the results will come later. This is another item that I don’t understand post-transplant. Will I still need to take Epogen or equivalent? Or does the “new” kidney produce hormones to counteract the anemia? Will it work if it’s from a “foreign” kidney?
Life with chronic diseases 