Graphs: 2009
This graph show the daily results of the haem tests for 2009 until Aug 31st
Half monthly averages with a 'Power'trend line.
Half monthly averages shown as square root of above to indicate area that could be the source of blood.with a 'Exponential'trend line.
Cytology (4)
20th June 09:30
Yesterday I spoke to Dr M as I gathered she had the results of the cytology tests. Two of the three ’showed indications of transitional cell carcinoma’.
Draft ideas to present to 'Statutory Health Professionals'
How significant is the indication is that either the haematuria has stopped or just about so?
The first issue is that I wasn't able to monitor events earlier as a) I wasn't aware that there could have been a problem for possibly six months prior to the obvious; b) once there was a visual indication I thought the first two instances could just be anomalies from strain; and c) when I did approach the GP she was against my self-monitoring.
I see no reason why people should be discouraged from self monitoring, and the cost of 10p per week can hardly be a legitimate reason not to object. Urine testing can expose a substantial range of metabolic imbalances or abnormalities. Once a person finds an anomaly they could then monitor daily. On approaching a GP for assistance then everything possible should be done to help the 'patient' (bad word) investigate and or monitor their condition.
As far as my personal condition goes, I'm waiting at least until the end of the month so I can show a months results of little or no haematuria. That there is some, is only notable as I have testing sticks indicating that, which would otherwise go unnoticed to the unaided eye.
Without the test sticks I would have no idea of what is going on.
My 'worry' now is not that I may have any obvious haematuria indicating a continued or increased physiological damage, but that even a few cells could indicate an unwanted turn of events. I haven't found data on urine samples in either a haematuric or a 'clean urine' situation.
At least the data I am gathering may be of some use even if the situation deteriorates.
I have created a graph, spanning 3 months with a backward projection indicating the level of haematuria for fortnightly periods. Both exponential and logarithmic trends are optimistic.
However I can see the reluctance of any GP to be unimpressed, and for their professional standing would like to have further information via cystoscopy. Their requirement to maintain a professional standing does not necessarily equate to the best procedure, just the commonly accepted one.
I am not a slave to the health professionals and their insistence on an invasive procedure is largely authoritarian. Until their desire to investigate equates to mine their use of "we need to get to the bottom of this'' or "this doesn't help us" is just bullying. There is no 'we' or 'us' in present situation. I am gathering information so I can acquaint myself with my body. Without a satisfactory and common knowledge there can be no agreement on what action would enhance this diagnosis.
Statistical evidence is the method by which common procedure are agreed, and yet I see no evidence that my analysis is spurious to the investigation. Only further monitoring and evidence would provide enough statistics to show that such an investigative method would be useful in diagnosis.
On the graph below, apart from the obvious and substantially progressive decline, the notable points are:
1. The red horizontal line indicates the theoretical maximum that the urine testing sticks can define, at approx 200 cells/µlt
2. At 300 cells/µlt the blood may be visible??
3. The blue mark and blue hatched area is an estimate of the average for the two week period before I acquired the testing sticks. The figure if anything is more likely to be on the low side.
4. Exponential projections would never reach zero, and the logarithmic projection indicates complete cessation at the beginning of June, which is much the case.
blUsh: Jun 15 to June 30
I'm altering the recording to only note the haem marker. Partly due to using the 'Mission' sticks for this which have very low pH readings. This record will cover the rest of June and then whole of July will be a new record unless circumstances indicate otherwise.
Key to data
Blood: Cells/µL
- N = none, L = less than, M = more than, D = see diary
- Haemolysis: ± = >10, + = >25, ++ = >80, +++ = >200
- Non-haemolysis: * = <10, ** = <50
| Date, Time, Mark | Date, Time, Mark | Date, Time, Mark |
|---|---|---|
| 15 June 10:20,** | 16 June 08:27,ND | 17 June 06:31,N |
| 18 June 07:32,N | 19 June 07:30,N | 20 June 06:57,ND |
| 21 June 07:01,ND | 22 June 09:00,N | 23 June 08:10,ND |
| 24 June 08:25,N | 25 June 07:04,N | 26 June 07:10,N |
| 27 June 07:52,N | 28 June 08:04,N | 29 June 05:34,N |
| 30 June 06:46,N |
Graphs of Urine RBC Count
Red Blood Count: red blood cells per microlitre.
The first two graphs show the daily results of the haem tests from April 2008 to January 2009 (inclusive)
The first is a standard linear function.
The second an inverted logarithmic function.
Logarithmic graphs start at one, hence there is no visual value for 'one' and the higher values appear compressed. This has a similar effect of visualising area rather than quantity, better shown in the second of the following two graphs.
The second pair of graphs are based on Half-month Averages.
The first is a simple linear representation of April 2008 to January 2009
The second attempts to show the Relative Area of Source
The square root of the previous figures, the mean haemoglobin count (
H), is used as an estimate for the dimensions of the surface area that may be the source of bleeding.
Area = √(H)
Given the source of data and number of significant figures I am using, the first graph cannot show a figure lower that 0.1 other than zero and consequently the square root cannot be lower than 0.3 else zero.
The following is one of the early graphs.
- The red horizontal line indicates the theoretical maximum that the urine testing sticks can define, at approx 200 cells/µlt
- At 300 cells/µlt the blood may be visible??
- The blue mark and blue hatched area is an estimated average for the fortnight before I acquired the testing sticks.
April to June
The next page shows graphs of daily averages in monthly periods, although not necessarily per calendar month.