My count is up to 49,000 which is great, but not a surprise since I'm up to 30mg of prednisone. My hematologist and I agree that I can't stay on prednisone forever, it's taking it's toll on me. He was thinking about doing the IVIG treatment again, but since my platelet count has gone into a safer number it's not immediately necessary. He said that we're going to use Rituxan as a treatment and if that doesn't work then we'll do a splenectomy. Below is a link that explains the Rituxan treatment if you're interested. It's going to start next Wednesday and go for 4 weeks. Also, going down to 25mg of Prednisone (here comes the slow weaning process).
Thank you for your support and prayers. I would love to avoid getting my spleen removed so let's pray that this works! I'll keep you all updated, maybe even during the treatment since it's almost 5 hours long!
http://www.pdsa.org/itp-treatments/rituxan.html
Thanks again,
Kayte
Isaiah 41:10 "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea I will help thee; yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
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