Yes you can count on me to pray.. I hope it will help.. If you need me for anything you can count on that too.. Know that I am with you.. And your son.. Any mother who is going thru this understands your heartache.. Any person on this earth understands it Love D

Thank you Diane. Right now, I am nervous and scared. My husband went to work this afternoon and won't be home until 11:30 p.m. tonight so he does not know yet (he drives a city bus so I cannot call him).

We are here for you... Love D

You certainly have my prayers. I am so sorry to hear about your son. Make sure they check his stomach for something like bleeding ulcers. A lot of medications have that side effect. I know some of the ones hubby is on has that side effect so his counts have to be monitored all the time. I am praying for you all. Please keep us informed ok.

Love ya
Debbie

The low white blood count is a side effect of the antipsychotic med clozaril (happens in 1% of patients taking clozaril). Just google clozaril and you will see what I mean.

Dear Louise, I will be praying with all my heart for your precious son to get through this. You have been through so much already. God, please lay your healing hand on Diane's son and help him get better.

I'm praying now
and please keep us posted Louise!!!
My heart is aching for you hon...

Dear Louise,
Jesus said "Where 2 or more of you are gathered in My Name, there will I be also".

We are gathered for your son and we are praying. You can't see us, but we are here and you are not alone.
Hugs and Prayers,
Donna

Diane, my prayers are for you, your son, and your husband. May God give you the peace and the strength you all need to get through this critical time. I just pray that God gives the doctors the knowledge and wisdom they need to treat your son in order for him to get well.

Please keep us posted!!! We care.

Louise, your faimly espically your son are on the top of my pray list tonight. Just know we all care and are here if you need us.

Love and Hugs.....Shelba

Oh my! I can only wish the best for you and your son's health! I'm sorry the outpatiend did not work. Please keep us informed as you and yours are in my thoughts!

First of all, thanks to all who have been sending out prayers and positive vibes for my son. There may be a God after all, and HER name may be Gail Rae. :o) One thing Gail mentioned to me was that there might be some med on a shelf somewhere that they have not thought of that might help with the low WBC and a light-bulb went on in my head. My son was also prescribed Zantac and I had that on my shelf in my kitchen. So I decided to look up the side effects of Zantac - well side effects (from a couple of reliable sites) stated that Side Effects of Zantac could be : Hematologic: leukopenia (lowering of white blood count), other side effects (among others) was: bronchospasm (cough)...... well, I may be clutching at straws, but since the low blood count is the problem and it is a side effect of Clozaril also (in 1% of patients taking it), and a cough is a side effect of low white count, ... (son also has had a cough but no sore throat or fever), it made me think that the 'possibility' was there that the problem was with the Zantac and not the clozaril. So this morning, I printed off the info I found on the computer, highlighted it, wrote a sheet condensing my findings, and then I called my son's nurse at the hospital, and asked that they consider Zantac as a possible cause of the low WBC (not that it is, but just to consider it), especially where Clozaril is helping my son's mental health. Well, her response was 'Reaaaallly' and she sounded excited about this and said she would "definitely" pass this info on to my son's psychiatrist when he came in, and she thanked me (I might have imagined it, but I could almost hear the excitement in her voice). I told her I would be bringing my printed information in later on (late morning when visiting hours are). I don't want to get my hopes up, but as long as they consider this 'possibility', that is all I want.... the clozaril has turned my son into someone who has hope in life, I just want to have some hope too...... Keep those prayers and positive vibes going please..... it may not be the zantac, it might be the clozaril - and if it is, then it just is and there is nothing I can do about it - his physical health is important and has to be considered as a priority, but like I told someone, visions (or flashbacks) of the movie Awakening (I think with Robin Williams) about patients who are ill and get this miracle drug and come back to a somewhat normal life and then they go back to what they were before, kept going through my mind all evening last night and I was frantic. Will certainly update you on what is happening as I find out more. But by god, if it is the Zantac, you have absolutely no idea how thrilled I will be and in debt I will be to all.

prayers for you and your son are going up right now. hope he will be alright. love gram

Count on me to pray, too...

Prayers for you, your son and hubby.
You are so wise to look into the meds he is taking yourself. Doctors are so busy and only can give a limited amount of time to each patient, we do have to take on some responsibility ourselves. It really isn't their fault, it is just the way things are today, and we have to live with that. I have done this twice this year myself when four doctors were involved and they were not comunicating with each other. Some of these new meds are life savers but every one should be fully aware of the side effects of any drug taken.
Hugs and prayers