I was double checking the schedule with MD Anderson online Thursday night to be sure we were still scheduled for the usual 7 AM blood draw and was very surprised to see nothing scheduled until the re-staging procedures in March. That's always scheduled by Dr. S (oncology) but I knew Dr. A (hematology/platelet issues) needed results too. He was agreeable to having Eric have his blood drawn at the MD Anderson satellite location that is right near us in Clear Lake so that was a big time saver and much less stressful. Eric had his blood drawn Friday afternoon. I just spoke to Dr. A and the platelets continue to be normal- at 298- this week (150-400 is normal). I guess they'll continue to drop until it's time for another injection of Rominplostom but things are looking good for now. He said the rest of the blood was fine. "Fine" in Eric's case means lots of abnormalities, but nothing surprising given his illness.
Prednisone tapering continues, down another 10 mg to 20 mg daily. It looks like Eric will be done with that in another week or so which is good news. And, for now, he'll be able to get his blood drawn locally on Friday and he can go any time of day he wants. More good news!
Maureen
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