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Drop in platelets 3 years post BMT
Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy | Last Active: Apr 23 9:39am | Replies (12)Comment receiving replies
No recent vaccines but he had what we initially thought were allergies that ended up being a cold…they tested him at oncology appt for everything but all came back negative…I should mention this was about 2 weeks after onset of symptoms…if it was something cold related that caused the drop, I’m very curious as to how long it typically takes for them to start rebuilding? I realize it’s different for everyone, but some kind of estimate would be helpful. Have you ever heard of Ozone therapy? A friend brought it up and I’m considering looking into it, but his oncologist PA said to wait on anything like that (and also papaya leaf extract) until they figure out what’s going on inside.
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@shels93 Honestly, everyone is so different in their body’s response and especially those of us who have someone else’s bone marrow. We’re living with a borrowed immune system.
My own experience last summer was interesting. After avoiding it for years, I contracted Covid. All of my blood numbers prior to the infection were great. After, everything was fine except platelets took a big dip. That required a followup a few weeks later and the number went to the other extreme (still within normal range but much higher than previously). Three months later, all was fine again. I’m not implying this is what’s transpiring with your husband but just using an example how an illness can trigger a response in our blood components.
As for trying alternative therapies, really at this time, I think waiting to discuss this with your husband’s oncologist or PA is the best bet. Even seemingly innocuous supplements and therapies may interfere and add unnecessary variables when trying sleuth out the cause of an issue.
Is your husband’s oncologist his transplant team doctor?