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Low platelet count by Liz B. Posted Tue 31 Mar 2009 12:00am I can't start chemotherapy this week because my platelet count is low. Fortunately my white blood cell count is good. This can all be a blessing in disguise allowing me the opportunity to Attend the A's/Giants game on Thursday See Indian Valley Line on Friday Or, if my doctor allows, attend my grandmother's funeral in New Jersey When the platelets go Read on »

Platelet Count Too Low by Jamie Donaldson Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 2:15pm We picked Kozmo up yesterday evening hoping that his huge mass would be removed. It turns out that he couldn't even have surgery because his platelet count was at a low... (where his body fights itself). If he doesn't, we will give him steroids to help his platelet count and then he can have that thing removed. If he does, there is not much we can do Read on »

Blood & Platelet Donations Needed by Kelly Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Dec 2008 4:14pm and other blood products. So far I've had 4 units of blood, 3 units of platelets and 3 units of other blood products. I haven't even been here a week. We've gotten a lot of requests on blood donor information, so here you so. My blood type is A Positive. I need both type specific blood and platelets. If you are in the area, and would like Read on »

Need Blood and Platelet Donations by Kelly Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 May 2009 10:09pm If you are in Southern California and your blood type is A Positive, I could use your platelets. I was supposed to get Platelets today but the blood bank was out of my type. I need type specific platelets as O negative gives me a rash. The nurse told me that the bank is critically low right now on blood and platelets. To donate to me Read on »

Donating Blood and Platelets by xoxomarebear Patient Expert

Posted Tue 03 Mar 2009 3:09pm Please remember to consider donating blood and/or platelets if you can. It would be a nice way to remember and honor Vivienne, whose life depended on such donations during her treatment. By helping other kids with their battles, and anyone who has been in an accident or has an illness, you would be doing a wonderful and brave service. So, do Read on »

Blood, Platelets, G Shot and Chemo - Oh My! by xoxomarebear Patient Expert

Posted Sat 20 Dec 2008 7:14pm nadir, with an ANC of zero. Getting the blood and platelets tend to make her a bit sick to her stomach for the first day (but not too badly), and afterwards really perk her up...Vivienne endured a marathon trip to the medicine room last night. She received: Chemotherapy - A vincristine push (15 minutes) G-CSF (30 minutes) Blood transfusion Read on »

Platelets Can Replicate in the Blood Steam Despite the Absense of Nuclei by Bruce Friedman Patient Expert

Posted Tue 09 Mar 2010 12:00am Among the many ideas that were drummed into my head during my early training years was that platelets could not reproduce in the blood stream. This stands... Of Blood Cell Development Challenged By Discovery That Platelets Can Reproduce In Circulation ). Below is an excerpt from an article from the web: University of Utah researchers led Read on »

Got Platelets and Two Bags of Blood by Moshura's Sister Patient Expert

Posted Fri 29 Jan 2010 12:00am count was low as well. Marco says dead man walking...... so we were like now what.... so the nurse says ok 1 bag of platelets and 2 bags of blood..... you will be here... Well, Wednesday was an all day event starting at 9:30 am. Marco had an appointment for lab work to see if his platelets were low and had a tentative appointment for a blood Read on »

CWD infected deer B cells and platelets harbor prion infectivity in the blood by Terry S. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 19 Mar 2010 11:25am /plasma fraction of blood, and (b) in particular if B cell (MAb2-104+), platelet (CD41/61+) or CD14+ monocyte blood cell phenotypes harbor infectious prions. All four deer... J. Virol. doi:10.1128/JVI.02169-09 Copyright (c) 2010, American Society for Microbiology and/or the Listed Authors/Institutions. All Rights Reserved. B cells and platelets Read on »

Platelets Normal and Making Red Blood Cells by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted Sat 21 Feb 2009 11:36pm Day +47 (D 185) Wow, did we get some encouraging news today... WBC 7.20 K/uL (4.0 - 11.0) ANC 5.45 K/uL (1.7 - 7.3) RBC 2.94 K/uL (4.0 - 5.0) HGB 9.40 G/dL (12.0 - 16.0) PLT 149.0 K/uL (140 - 440) ...thats right Ann made Red Blood Cells for the first time today and her Platelets reached normal for the first time since the transplant Read on »