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Just another thought regarding bleeding. They should check his clotting time. Proper blood clotting requires clotting factors in addition to platelets. When John was going through treatment, he had active bleeding from his bladder. They kept his platelets up to 50K and, at times, up to 90K in the hopes of stopping the bleeding. They also gave him shots of vitamin K three days in row. Vitamin K is needed for proper clotting.
John has had his clotting time tested several times and even with 10k platelets, he had normal clotting times. That does not mean he wasn't at risk for bleeding, just that he had all the other stuff for blood clotting to work.
So maybe it would be a good thing to ask them to check that in addition to ensuring a high platelet count before surgery.
Marlene
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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