Stop The transfusion

It has been a long day for me at work today. Despite of that, I took the time to text message my brother to ask how he is doing in the ward. I understand that he is on a platelet transfusion. I wonder how many packets that he needs to finish with and he needed four packs ( about 350 ml a pack). He said that there was no change in platlet reading after the transfusion. It was surprising and I suggest him to check with the doctor if he could have his blood sample tested in another pathology lab. Sometimes, the spectrometry device can be faulty in doing cell count.

The doctor had him checked and also wonder why there was not response from his body to the platlet being transfused. She stop the transfusion and figuring out what to do next.

I personally feel that being a doctor is not easy or either it's tiring that one could overlook a patient's situation. For example, the doctor could have noticed the unchanged platlet reading earlier on during my brother's first chemo treatment (because I notice there wasn't any change or rise in the platlet count - for once I felt that I am making use of my knowledge as biotechnologist here)but only notice it now. Isn't it too late to know now. Then, my brother would not have gone to the hospital and being medicated when it wasn't necessary at all if other method was given. For the patient, it saves him or her from emotional baggage.

Having this said, I pray that the Lord gives wisdom to the doctors who are treating my brother. I pray that they have the clear vision, understanding and conscience in deciding the type medical treatment to give to my brother.