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Hi @eibsee1948, Welcome to Connect. My goodness, you have a platelet level of 3? That’s dangerously low. Platelets are typically reported in microliters with a multiplying factor of 1000. So your number is probably 3,000. Anything between 10,000 and 20,000 is considered a serious bleeding risk.

It’s a good idea to have a platelet infusion to help bump your level up to a less serious category but that’s a short term solution. The question is why are your platelets so low? Do you have Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) or another blood disorder?

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Recent prostate surgery, radiation treatment and chemo therapy are what is causing low platelet, confirming with hematologist