Thanks everyone!
I heard from UPenn this morning - they finally got all of my labs and slides from Abington Hospital, and I am getting in to see Dr. Daria Babushok there tomorrow morning. She is one of only 2 doctors there with experience with aplastic anemia (they are calling that the "likely" diagnosis), so I feel lucky to get in there.
I honestly do not think that my AA (if that's what this is) qualifies as severe at the moment. In fact, my platelets recovered slightly at my last blood draw - they were at 45 up from a low of 29 - and everything else is staying pretty stable. I don't expect to walk out of there tomorrow with a firm diagnosis, but hopefully at the very least she can answer some of my questions and give me a sense of what to expect.
Thanks again everyone - you guys are a great resource! I'll post again after the appointment.
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