[Birgitta-A]

Hi Suzanne,
You know calcifications in the breasts are very common and often benign. They are usually degenerative changes resulting from old injuries, inflammations, or aging of the breast arteries. Hopefully the biopsy will show that both the calcifications and the density don´t need any treatment!

Platelets are a problem - the count goes up and down and we can´t understand why. We can treat low red blood cells and low white blood cells but still wait for an effective drug for our platelets. 42 is not so low and your mother can always get a platelet transfusion.

Neutrophils can fall due to any type of infection - I am taking Neupogen 2 injections/week since 15 months and have been transfusion dependent since dx 32 months ago. My platelets are low - last count 39 - but my disease seems to still be stable.

Good luck with the biopsy!!!
Kind regards
Birgitta-A