Has anyone had a low platelet count of just 1?

Posted by johnbowrey @johnbowrey, May 19, 2024

I developed a bleeding mouth problem a few days ago followed quickly by leg rashes and bruising. Blood test gave doctors a surprise as it was only ONE … put on immunoglobulin drip (8 bottles) then a cocktail if pills (haven’t got names yet) and next day I was up to a count of FIVE. Hospital staff say they’ve not seen such a low count. Anyone else out there with similar? Any advice welcome.

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Feb 11 9:15am

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Hi @agp Welcome to Mayo Connect. I see you started typing a reply to me but something went amiss! ☺️
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It looks like you may have been replying to a comment regarding treatment for AML (acute myeloid leukemia) and the pretreatment chemo for a bone marrow transplant. Have you or a loved one been recently diagnosied with leukemia or blood cancer?

Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Feb 11 9:19am

In reply to @debrasue "my WBC is a 2. I was just diagnosed with AML . waiting on 2 more..." + (show)

Hi @debrasue, It’s been several months since you were diagnosed with AML. How have you been doing so far with the treatments? Have you reached remission? Has your doctor discussed long term treatment or a possible stem cell transplant?

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