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Suggest Remedy To Increase Platelet Count

My wife has had multiple myeloma for about 5 years now. She has had 2 stem cell transplants and MUCH chemo...the most recent using Velcade. Her doctors are trying to get her into a phase 1 clinical trial, but her platelet count is too low. She had a 70 last week and needs to be at 75. We waited a week and went back in today. She tested at 45! We THOUGHT it would go UP...instead it went DOWN. Is there some way you know to INCREASE the platelet count? She is NOT taking her chemo, stopped 3 weeks ago. She is 67 years old, 5'4" and 170#
Fri, 1 Aug 2014
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I really appreciate your concern for your wife and sorry for her condition and looking to the history given here I could say that if the platelet is critically low then this would be medical emergency and she needs intensive care where she would be in need of transfusion of blood component contain fresh platelet, take care and have a nice day.
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Suggest Remedy To Increase Platelet Count

HI Thank for asking to HCM I really appreciate your concern for your wife and sorry for her condition and looking to the history given here I could say that if the platelet is critically low then this would be medical emergency and she needs intensive care where she would be in need of transfusion of blood component contain fresh platelet, take care and have a nice day.