It was to be a periodic platelet donor morning. Sleep was restless with one significant interruption, leaving me tired, though two hours in the Blood Bank's recliner, while not exactly snooze catch-up, usually got me to baseline function by my session's conclusion. Alas, today's session never materialized.
My questionnaire looked good, BP under control, weight a little less than it had been, largely with some minor effort on my part. The slight downtick on my home scale was probably accurate. Then the fingerstick Hb. 12.9 g/dl with threshold being 13.0. Repeat on a finger of the other hand by a different nurse who had rescued my eligibility once before. 11.7 g/dl. That's probably not right but it's not close to 13 either, so my morning finished about two hours before planned.
I also defer treadmill after platelet donation sessions, so that's now back on tap for later today. And I spent a little more time at Shop-Rite and got a few more things than I would have had I gone in the afternoon.
Since my Hb has been hovering just over or under their threshold for a few donor sessions, I anticipate that my volunteer days may be approaching the end. I'll run out the clock a couple of weeks, try to offer another donation, and since I have an appointment with my new doctor at the end of the month, if there is still a concern about anemia, a formal lab CBC can be obtained,
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