[Laurie]

Hi all,

I am so glad that I found the group. My Dad was just (40 minutes ago) diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia. He is currently in the hospital (since November 21). Today he is running a very high fever and is throwing up. His platelets are 8,000 and noone can tell me what his WBC and RBC are. They aren't treating him with anything except an IV antibiotic to get his fever controlled. I am very scared!

My Dad is 68 years old and is healthy. Although, he just recently, 8 weeks ago went through a quadruple bypass surgery. Ironically, before his surgery he was complaining of weakeness, shortness of breath, etc but not any pain in his heart. We think that his heart isssues were just found because we took him in for his light headness and general fatigue. My believe is that he has had AA all along and the heart issues were found later but thankfully found!

My dad lives is Mobile, Alabama and is being treated at a hospital that I believe has no specialists in AA. This really is so much for me as I have a daughter that has a chronic liver disease called biliary atresia and she will need a liver transplant soon.

I don't think I am making much sense right now, I apologize maybe when I inhale soon, I will be more coherent.

Laurie
Florida