Re: Dawn/all- Platelets ok

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We did have her pediatrician do a check on her platelets and all was ok thankfully. The nurse was happy to give us some good news for a change (as she put it). It makes me feel a lot better about the issue. The pulmonologist thought it was a little far out from the pertussis for her to have this problem but still possible. I am glad to pass on good news this time around. Thanks everyone for the help. Darla: mommy to Asenath, Zipporrah, and the gang Re: Dawn/all- Pressure bruise look- question Darla, I know that bacterial and viral infections really affect 's bone marrow production. I would have her counts checked. has only had to have a platelet transfusion one time in her life. No one can explain why...what can they explain? She was ten weeks old and was very anemic at the time. Her platelts used to be about 170,000 for two yrs. after the platelet transfusion. After we had her spleen removed they are now about 600,000.But when she had her fifths disease viral infection in the winter, her platelts dropped again. They did go back up quickly and required no transfusion. I think I would ask the doc to do a count and see. Maybe they can order a nurse to come to the house to draw the blood so you won't have to take her in. This is what we do for . I hope it works out!Let me know if I can help, Dawn