It's time to treat....

So...the 16K was a fluke because I was sick, and the 101K was a fluke maybe due to the antibiotic....today my count is 45K. As long as my count doesn't drop much in the next month or two, I'll just sit back and see if Rituxan does its thing.

Think I will be trying the pop-tart cure. Thanks for the chuckle

tamar wrote:

Rob16 wrote: tamar,

Please let us know how your counts progress. I am curious whether that "bump" (which I suppose comes from the Keflex) will hold over time or fall back again before the Rituxan takes over. It sure would be nice next time (hopefully not for another 7 years!) to try Keflex without the Rituxan and see if your counts react the same again.

I don't think I'd try Keflex as a treatment, Rob. It's interesting that my count went so high (from so low) but I can't imagine it being anything other than a band-aid. Sort of like if my count skyrocketed after a flu shot, I wouldn't get a flu shot the next time my count fell. Although....if it's a choice between keflex and prednisone or dex and WinRho isn't an option for a fast boost, who knows?

Sandi, I've got an order for weekly counts, so I can go whenever. I'll probably plan it around my travel schedule. Might be in San Diego the first week in March!! (a treat after the cold we've been experiencing).

Now, a year later, I can confirm it was NOT the keflex that raised my count. My count last Monday was 27K (after what I'm sure was an even lower weekend) and today (post cold) my count is 100K with no treatment. Must just be my body pumping out additional platelets even as my immune system calms down after my latest cold/virus.

WinRho was canceled....

That's good news! Strange how that happens....

That's good to hear Tamar! Maybe your body is settling down in it's own routine. Sometimes that does happen.