Posts by Ronald Wells9

So, here’s the situation... my sister had her spleen removed and spent about 6 or 7 days in the hospital behaving perfectly. Her platelet counts were climbing steadily—hitting 50, then 130, then 210, then 310—so they finally cleared her to head home. The doctor told her to take a low-dose aspirin, I think 81mg, just to keep those numbers from spiking too aggressively or something along those lines. But then, the real headache started. She went in for a follow-up checkup and her platelets had plummeted to 21. I mean, come on... that's just impossible, right? We ended up rushing her straight to the hospital in Chicago where her doctor took her back in and hooked her up to an IV again. I honestly have no clue what the catch is here. Was it the aspirin that messed everything up, or is there something else going on? If anyone out there has dealt with similar "glitches" in the system, please let me know. Cheers.

Hey there,
I’m checking back in because I have a few questions for you all... my sister has been dealing with thrombocytopenia for about 12 years now. Her platelet counts are always bottoming out—we're talking 5, 10, 15, maybe 20... It’s been rough. A few months ago, she actually had to undergo surgery after an ovarian cyst ruptured, which caused internal bleeding into her abdominal cavity. She ended up losing nearly 3 liters of blood. Now, I’m reaching out to ask how I can actually help her, because honestly, I’m at a loss. She was taking Cortisone 50 mg daily, but they just bumped her dose up to 70 mg, and yet, nothing seems to change... it's the same old story. Ughhh... I don't even know what to say. If anyone has any advice or suggestions, please, let me know... she’s terrified of having to go through with a spleen removal. When she was little, she already had her appendix taken out. Please, let me know what you think... thanks again.