MIXED RESULTS

Dave had his first blood work of 2014 yesterday, with mixed results.
WBC dropped from 3.1 to 2.5
GRA dropped from 1.6 to 1.4
Platelets increased from 133 to 164.

Although his numbers are still bouncing around, and not in the 'normal' range we desire, they are not low enough to sound the alarm.  For the first time, he is going to be able to go two weeks between blood tests!

You may remember I've written Dave has had a rash on his chest.  It is mild, only occasionally itchy and also showed up on one of his temples.  He saw the dermatologist and he's been using a medicinal cream twice a day.  The rash has mostly cleared up, but once in a while a really bright red spot appears (which is why he decided to see a dermatologist).  The doctor took a sample of one bright red spot and it turned out to be an inflamed seborrheic keratosis.  WebMD.com says, "Seborrheic keratoses are noncancerous (benign) skin growths that some people develop as they age. They often appear on the back or chest, but can occur on any part of the body. Seborrheic keratoses grow slowly, in groups or singly. Most people will develop at least one seborrheic keratosis during their lifetime."

The other change we've noticed is Dave is losing his hair.  It has been coming out really quickly.  He had his hair trimmed today and it's amazing how different he looks just in this last week.  This is not a gradual change, it seems as though it has happened just recently.  I wonder if his body is simply saturated with drugs and rebelling.  Thank goodness Dave is not the kind of guy that would worry about hair loss and try a Trump comb-over or an Andre Agassi wig.