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Old Wed May 1, 2013, 02:56 PM
Grifmat Grifmat is offline
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Hi Marmab....

my mom got the HLA platelets on Monday and she had blood work done today. Her platelet count was 45!!! We were all so happy. She hasn't seen 45 since all this started. The highest she has gotten was 15 but usually she has been between 9 and 11. We know it's just a temporary bump but 45 after two days is very good for my mom.

Birgitta...

My mom hasn't been diagnosed completely yet. She is considered AA but she is only slightly anemic and she is autoimmune but the platelets are being attacked as they are made in the bone marrow. Promacta has been approved for AA in the US. I have know a few people who have had a lot of success with it. They tried prednisone on my mom and she didn't have any response at all. This is her first tx of 'matched' platelets and it was successful. We are keeping our fingers crossed that this continues

Thank you all for your kind words and wisdom....I appreciate it very much.
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