Would like to share some good news with you all. I have not received platelets in about two months and they are staying stable and even increasing a little. They had been staying at 14,000 for a while. Then they had risen slightly to 16,000 and yesterday they were 17,000. (140,000-440,000 is normal) This is good news because something is making the numbers rise because it has been so long since I have received platelets.

Week before last my hemoglobin was 9.4 and I received two units of packed red blood cells. Last week I was tested and my hemoglobin was 11.0 and I was glad but this week it was tested at 11.7 and now I am pretty excited. One thing is I do not have to spend today in the hospital being transfused but I feel something is happening to make the numbers stay stable and even rise. Not saying the stem cells have started working but something is happening and I am thankful for that.

I wanted to share this good news with you all because you have been there with me at the low times so even a little good news is worth sharing.