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Happy for you!!!!! =-)

Originally Posted by Hopeful

5k seems like a rise to me! At my last blood test, my platelet count jumped to 111k! Previously it was in the 90k's, so it may be a fluke. My ANC is normal and my HGB is low normal. My RBCs are slightly low. I am currently taking 175mg/day of cyclosporine.

My doctors tossed around the idea of a second ATG at 6 months, but weren't sure it was worth the risk since my response wasn't too dramatic the first time. At the time, they didn't think my platelets would get much higher than the 30k's. They also didn't think my response would last more than 10 months because of the MDS component. Needless to say, I'm cautiously ecstatic and hope I didn't just jinx myself by writing all of this!

Patience! Hope things continue to go well for your niece!