Hi Zita and Vera,
Sorry Zita that I didn't answer your question about low platelets - it disappeared behind some other post. My platelet count has been as low as 30 but mostly it is between 40 and 55 (last count 42). I can only protect my platelets from substances that can be bad for them - many drugs and different kinds of food can decrease platelets. Here is a link to Warnings that I have posted before but it is really important:
http://www.pdsa.org/itp-information/itp-warnings.html.
Then I am hoping that the new drug Promacta/Revolade for low plateles will show good results in cancer patients with low platelets due to chemo. Now that drug is only approved fot patients with the bleeding disease immune thrombocytopenic purpura but it is in clinical trials for many other diseases.
When your blast cells are 5 % you could try Vidaza.
Congratulation Vera to the good response
! Hope your SCT will be successful! You know a good performance status and no other diseases are very important for the prognosis.
Kind regards
Birgitta-A