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8 years 11 months ago #56524 by TerriC14
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My daughter responded really well to Promacta. Her platelets started to rise as her dose was being decreasesd so at this point she is drug free with normal platelets.

Her ITP course ran a little over 3 years that we were aware of - I suspect it went longer than that before we picked up on it. The first year her counts were in the 40's so it wasn't that big a deal. The next year when her counts tanked was a little rough but after that with Promacta she did well. I am considering her very lucky that even when her counts were very low her bleeding symptoms were not that bad and that she responded so well to therapy. I guess the autoimmune issue will worry me "a little" but she is well now so no point in looking for trouble.
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8 years 11 months ago #56534 by momto3boys
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Woohoo! That is some excellent news Terri! I'm so glad that she's doing so well and will hopefully be treatment free from this point forward. You are yet another data point giving me hope for this Promacta treatment :)

Congrats!
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8 years 11 months ago #56547 by Winnifred
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Congratulations! Must feel wonderful!
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8 years 11 months ago #56548 by mrsb04
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Excellent news xx
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  • Sandi Forum Moderator Diagnosed in 1998, currently in remission. Diagnosed with Lupus in 2006. Last Count - 344k - 6-9-18
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8 years 11 months ago #56553 by Sandi
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That's great, Terri! Please continue to check in once in a while!
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8 years 11 months ago #56574 by TerriC14
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Sandi I do check the boards every other day or so just to keep up and keep informed. I don't always post, but I like to keep up with how everyone is doing.
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