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Dear Angie,
I'm hoping along with you that this is just a bump and your platelets will rebound quickly. Be encouraged that even if you are facing a relapse your great response last time bodes well for a full recovery again. It may be even be possible to recover your counts on cyclosporine alone without repeating the ATG. After Shauna relapsed she resumed her therapeutic dose of cyclosporine and her counts were back in the normal range within a few weeks. She recently started a taper of 25 mg every three months that, if successful, will take 2 years to complete. Keep us updated, we're here for you!
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Kim, mom to Shauna, SAA 10/2007 at age 19, ATG/Cyclosporine 12/2007, end cyclo 4/2009, relapse 8/2010, and 9/2012, counts recovered on cyclo alone 300 mg/day x 2.
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