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John was dependent on platelets for 22 months. Some transfusions worked better than others in that he would really good bumps from some and none from others. Some get refractory after just a few so you really cannot predict when or if it will happen. Even when he got a good response from them, they still didn't last very long. Your own platelets last only about 10 days so the ones you get transfused have a reduced lifespan.
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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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