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Old Tue Apr 26, 2016, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by rar View Post
By itself platelets at 45 is not unusual. Since my transplant in Jul 2014 my platelets averaged 54 with a low of 11 and dozens of readings below 20. until 6 months ago I was steady at 70 for several months. Then it jumped to 140 for the past 6 months. The cause of the sudden increase was a blood clot that ran from my groin to below the knee. This is not the recommended way to increase platelets.

Ray
Hi Ray, His plts were at a high of 108 at the beginning of April and has been steadily declining and has leveled out at 48. They did a biopsy yesterday to see what's going on. The doctor said it could be a virus or the MDS is back. Did they do a biopsy on you when your plts went down to the 20's?
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Daughter of father diagnosed with MDS RAEB-II intermediate risk due to normal cytogenetics. Blasts at 13% peripheral blood at diagnosis with no cytopenias. 6 cycles on Vidaza then on to SCT at Duke. BMT from my brother and now showing signs of relapse. DLI in the works.
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