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Bone Marrow Biopsy 2day nxt Spleen removal ?

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13 years 7 months ago #27859 by jchrism8
Bone Marrow Biopsy 2day nxt Spleen removal ? was created by jchrism8
Went to my 2nd Rutuxin treatment today ..my count drop back down to 1,000... and so they did a Bone marrow biopsy as well.. ugh it still hurts !!! Dr says nxt may be Spleen removal.. any thoughts Please !! Tomorrow and Fri go back for IVIG treatments... im so ready to go back to work... but Dr says NO !!! told him that being outta work wasnt paying the Dr visits.. I have the worst Heath Plan at work and my work doesnt offer any short or long term disability plan...

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13 years 7 months ago - 13 years 7 months ago #27880 by Dean
Replied by Dean on topic Bone Marrow Biopsy 2day nxt Spleen removal ?
Give the Rituxan time. It can take several weeks after the last treatment before results can be seen. It is common for counts to increase/decrease during the treatments. I refused the Splenectomy when it was mentioned. This is an old school proceedure. There are several treatment options for ITP. Once the Spleen is removed, there is no replacing it. Without the Spleen, you are more likely to get a serious or life threatning illness. Even a common illness takes longer to recover from. Agree with the Dr. With a count of 1k, you need to be CAREFUL. What do you do for a job?
The BMB will be sore for a few days.

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