The Friday platelet read was a 9, prompting some consideration for the alternating up/down readings lately. A hypothesis emerges. What if the transfusions are actually interfering with the body's push to make more platelets following the splenectomy?
Take this week for example. M is 8, W is 3, Th is 3 and Fr is 9. So, three days after a Friday transfusion, I'm up to 8. Two days after that I'm at 3 and get another transfusion. Then the very next day I'm back at 3 and then one day after that, back at 9. The transfusions are foreign platelets in my body, so what if my body is going into hyper immune mode to deal with that and there is collateral damage to the platelets my body is actually making? Then it settles out and my body platelets start to rise? Anyway, I proposed we check Monday and if it's up again, I skip the transfusion and check again on Tuesday. I think that's the plan... the doc seems on board with that.
The neurologist spent two seconds looking at my film and confirmed that the cavernous malformation is still there. We talked about my numb jaw. Mostly, we was no help other than agreeing to send the MRI result to the Stanford University neurologist. Primary objective achieved.
I still need to fill the prescription for next week and I might start N-Plate and IV/IG again. I'd like to wait until my experiment is done first.
Cheers to all for a good weekend. I need to decide which out of four movies I'll go see.
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