Re: What treatment options are there for low platelets

[Guest guest]

Hi Narice,

My Mom's platelets also dropped while she was on the same treatment

as Phil. Each time they dropped below 80 she skipped a treatment and

they came back up on their own within the week. I'm sure Phil's will

too.

Kat

[Guest guest]

Narice- I checked into this when my platelet count fell to around the

same level several months ago. My oncologist still treated me, but

told me that platelets don't recover quite as quickly as WBCs so that

sometimes a delay is helpful. (So far, they have not been a problem

since- sitting at 100,000.)

The drug to raise platelet counts has enough side effects- edema

etc, that they don't give it apparently until you are down to less

than 10,000. Platelet transfusions can be given when levels get

extremely low. Apparently people can have allergic reactions to

them, although a friend of mine's dad had a number of them without

incident during treatment for leukemia.

Someone here mentioned a while ago that, for low platelets, they got

Neupagin that stimulates WBCs. In reading some abstracts I found a

few mentioning that this has a mild effect on platelet numbers.

I am hoping and praying that those numbers pop back up soon and all

else continues to go smoothly.

Best wishes,

Kris

[Guest guest]

Narice- I checked into this when my platelet count fell to around the

same level several months ago. My oncologist still treated me, but

told me that platelets don't recover quite as quickly as WBCs so that

sometimes a delay is helpful. (So far, they have not been a problem

since- sitting at 100,000.)

The drug to raise platelet counts has enough side effects- edema

etc, that they don't give it apparently until you are down to less

than 10,000. Platelet transfusions can be given when levels get

extremely low. Apparently people can have allergic reactions to

them, although a friend of mine's dad had a number of them without

incident during treatment for leukemia.

Someone here mentioned a while ago that, for low platelets, they got

Neupagin that stimulates WBCs. In reading some abstracts I found a

few mentioning that this has a mild effect on platelet numbers.

I am hoping and praying that those numbers pop back up soon and all

else continues to go smoothly.

Best wishes,

Kris

[Guest guest]

Narice- I checked into this when my platelet count fell to around the

same level several months ago. My oncologist still treated me, but

told me that platelets don't recover quite as quickly as WBCs so that

sometimes a delay is helpful. (So far, they have not been a problem

since- sitting at 100,000.)

The drug to raise platelet counts has enough side effects- edema

etc, that they don't give it apparently until you are down to less

than 10,000. Platelet transfusions can be given when levels get

extremely low. Apparently people can have allergic reactions to

them, although a friend of mine's dad had a number of them without

incident during treatment for leukemia.

Someone here mentioned a while ago that, for low platelets, they got

Neupagin that stimulates WBCs. In reading some abstracts I found a

few mentioning that this has a mild effect on platelet numbers.

I am hoping and praying that those numbers pop back up soon and all

else continues to go smoothly.

Best wishes,

Kris