[magpie75]

Hello everyone. I have been transfusion dependent for 20 months. Recently my local hematologist has been ordering up two units of platelets whenever my platelets drop below 10,000 which is every 7-10 days. He started doing this about 3 months ago. As far as I can tell, the transfused platelets don't last any longer if I get one unit or two. Therefore, I think getting two units is unneccessary and may lead to more chances of having a reaction, etc. Do you agree with this? If so, how should I tell my doctor that I'd rather get just one unit per transfusion date. I am seeing him on Tuesday and want to discuss this with him then.

Please let me know if you have any ideas. Thank you,
Maggie