[KimO]

My daughter had her hematology appt today and once again the doc expressed his opinion that a BMT would be required. This depite the fact that her blood counts today were Plt 196, ANC 1.85 and Hgb up this week from 9.7 to 10.2. She is hoping to graduate from UW after the winter quarter and he apparently talked about most students heading out to find jobs after graduating but not her. I don't disagree that a consultation with the Fred Hutchinson center might be a good idea, but am I mistaken in thinking that even considering a BMT when her counts are recovering so well on cyclosporine alone is crazy?

I'd also appreciate opinions on whether it will ever be possible for her to wean from the cyclo (assuming VERY slow and starting after she's been at CR for awhile) since she relapsed after being off for a year.