I never shared with you yesterday that Kim's white blood cell count was extremely high. Normal WBC count is 4,800 - 10,800. Yesterday Kim's post-surgery WBC count was 46,800. Um, yes--high. The infectious disease team came in a few times to talk with her. Overnight her numbers were cut in half. Thank you, LORD! Yes, her numbers dropped to 20,000.
So, what happened? One of the infectious disease doctors came by to say that the combined factors of stress, steroids (that they gave her), and the presence of trauma (surgery) created an environment for a significantly elevated WBC count.
Again, we're rejoicing that her WBC count numbers are dropping. Great, great news!
Giving Him the glory,
Melissa Culver
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