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My mother has been on two powerful antibiotics (drip) for 5 weeks for discitis (most likely acquired from bone marrow biopsy). She has one more week to go. The antibiotics really lowered her blood counts (platelets and red blood cells). The hematologist told her that she wouldn't know if she had any improvement from horse-ATG because the antibiotics can affect your blood counts too much. These antibiotics can even cause temporary dysplasia (production of abnormal neutrophils, etc.). So, because of the antibiotic, they are giving her two units of blood every two weeks.
What's bizarre is that she has modest rises in hemoglobin during the two weeks and then falls drastically over night, which has never happened to her before. Before September, she only had a steady decline after getting a blood transfusion. I wondering if the ATG could be working but is being repressed from the antibiotics. I guess we will find out after next week.
I wish everyone health and happiness.
Last edited by Matthew42 : Mon Oct 11, 2021 at 11:35 AM.
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