Everyone should have a hematologist...

...like mine. Saw her today because it was time - she asked me why I wanted to have my count done every 3-4 months - since she had an intern following her I didn't blurt out "last year you told me to have a CBC every 3-4 months!!!". She then was explaining me/my case to the intern - and that my count which has bounced between 60k & 90k the past year she considers to be the same, 60k the same as 90k. She told him that along with ITP I also have low IgG which is low enough to be treated but that she doesn't want to treat yet and I don't either. She told him I have had ITP many years and still have my spleen and was proud of me for that - explained to him that they now know that aside from destruction it is also a matter of production.

But what I really like about this hematologist and why I say everyone should have one like her: She does not panic!!

I like her too.

Sounds great. I read about panicky hematologists on here who put newly diagnosed patients through 4-5 treatments in a very short amount of time, not giving any one treatment time to work and scrambling around. Having one that doesn't panic is good

Congrats on the counts too, nice numbers!

Guess 62k is the new 92k

My son said I should have told her she is the one who said to get the CBCs every 3-4 months.

mom you are right - some of what the new ITPers go through is scary. Maybe I was lucky to be diagnosed with only prednisone & splenectomy were the only treatments.