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IVIG and Rituximab

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2 months 3 days ago - 2 months 3 days ago #73691 by MelA
Replied by MelA on topic IVIG and Rituximab
I'm always happy when my count is 60k or higher. A few years ago my then hematologist said I could have brain surgery (we were talking, I wasn't going to have brain surgery) with a count of 50k - this year my hematologist (wanted one closer) didn't like my 57k for gum surgery so had to take pred to bring it up and I got shingles between the pred & my body not liking what was going on, I didn't mind the gum surgery at all it was my body that spoke).

Just remember that count is bouncing around all the time - you can't maintain a certain number! 2 weeks ago my count was at 104k, 52k, 139k & checking it again today - no treatment just blood work .

Keep us posted!

"Instead of wasting your time worrying about symptoms, just get it checked out" -Nieca Goldberg, MD

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2 months 3 days ago #73692 by WTow47CLondCty
Replied by WTow47CLondCty on topic IVIG and Rituximab
Theoretically 60 is a good number for surgery but it all depends on the surgeon. Some are happy with anything over 50 and others want the count to be around 100. I am well aware that blood count is a floating number. When you have to stick two 16Ga needles in your arm and pull them out after 3 1/2 hrs for dialysis 100,000 is a good number to shoot for to prevent excessive bleeding. Also it is not what the blood count is but how sticky the platelets are which is hard to tell. Extended bleeding at the canulation site in hemodialysis is no fun. I've been there.

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1 month 3 weeks ago #73696 by WTow47CLondCty
Replied by WTow47CLondCty on topic IVIG and Rituximab
Well last week my platelets dropped to 49,000 but then this week they went up to 240,000. Hoping my Hematologist will agree to just an N-Plate shot this week and see what happens

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