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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 »

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 »

Blood & Platelet Donations Needed by Kelly Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Dec 2008 4:14pm with age, I never got around to doing something so simple, and so life saving. And now here I am with a specific type of cancer that requires lots of transfusions, platelets 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 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 (more than 2 hours) Platelet transfusion (one hour and 3o minutes) The payoff is that all of this will truly help her to feel better. She is currently neutropenic in her 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 Read on »

White counts, side effect roundup, bad dreams, etc. by Nicolas van Dyk Posted Wed 05 May 2010 12:00am side effects, I've not felt the tingling in the legs since I blogged about it a couple of weeks ago, so I don't think I'm at serious risk for neuropathy. I made sure to get the brand name MetaNX rather than the generic in an effort to have B vitamins that are more easily absorbed. Hopefully that will carry the day. I did have a curious side effect Read on »

Hit me one more time with those side effects! (CLICK TO READ ABOUT CHEMO SIDE EFFECTS) by msrenda

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Posted Fri 21 Aug 2009 12:39pm on.....and..HMMMMM I forgot what I was writing about! LOL Oh yeah chemo side effects, that's it! I'm very lucky that I haven't been nauseated or sick during my chemo, I'm fortunate that my... was getting better. I liked hearing that and I think that's a great way to look at all the side effects. They are only temporary and each time that toxic waste goes into my body, those Read on »

Lose weight for thin: the more effective with the diet pills, the more serious with the side effects by sunni888 Posted Wed 05 May 2010 1:27am !The lose weight pills is the same to other pills, they get the balance between the necessity and side effects!Usually the fatness regard as a disease and whether to take the pill... a survey about the side effect.The effectiveingredient of Alli and Xenical isorlistat, it is lipase inhibitor. It is by interfering with fat digestion, inhibiting of fat absorption Read on »

ADHD: A Treatment with No Side Effects? New Study Says Behavioral Therapy is as Effective as Medication by Dr. Bob M. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sun 07 Sep 2008 8:07pm , there are no side effects to behavioral therapy—except, perhaps, much happier parents and kids. Read the rest of this entry » Read on »