Swinging anyone??

[GoofyDad]

How far do your platelets swing? For those NOT on TX, I'm curious what a normal variation in platelet counts would be?

[CoWriter]

>> I have Kaiser....


ROFL
I Love your sense of humor.

[GoofyDad]

I was tested for H. Pylori by bx when an endoscopy revealed some erosion...

[GoofyDad]

LOL....besides the fact that there's no visible signs of blood supply
>> Well, that could sure account for the low platelets.

, no surgeon would wear such oversized gloves during surgery....LOL
>> I have Kaiser....

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Hi Meki!

[meki]

Swinging?

Are we back to monkey sex again?

*GRIN*

[CoWriter]

"it's clearly more than liver architecture."

I read a study recently that showed an association between H.Pylori infection and low platelets.  And many Hep C patients have H.Pylori....

"Here's a photo they took of mine :) "

LOL....besides the fact that there's no visible signs of blood supply, no surgeon would wear such oversized gloves during surgery....LOL

[GoofyDad]

Thanks for the input on the platelet ranges everyone. One interesting point, my hepatologist cautioned me not to read too much into platelets remaining low. He says they've put in brand new livers and the platelets remained low. They don't fully understand the mechanism involved, but it's clearly more than liver architecture.

Willing - I can't lay my hands on the paperwork to answer your question, but 18-13 or 16-12 seem like likely hi-lows.

Here's a photo they took of mine :)

http://www.ispub.com/xml/journals/ijba/vol2n1/spleen-fig1.jpg