CLL

[Janie67]

March 7th I had the first Phizer vaccine and my platelets came down to 152 from 195 from W&W. Could this be from the vaccine?

[tesoro5858]

You pose a very interesting and relevant question, especially for me right now. I have just had my 2nd Pfizer shot on March 15. Coincidentally, I had my 6-mo blood collection 11 days post Pfizer shot #1. Results were concerning to my CLL specialist; specifically, RBC 2.3, hemoglobin 9.8, platelets 138, LDH 255 (41 points above upper level). Doc suspects AIHA and has started me on Prednisone. He has ordered 4 more blood collections and a followup visit 2 weeks following my March 8 visit. Interestingly, 3 of the confirmatory blood collections are after Pfizer shot #2. There has been speculation that CBC bloodwork may be wacky after the mRNA vaccines. I suppose that I am involved in my "n of 1" experiment. I am still W&W in my 7th year of this CLL journey.

Note: I copied and pasted this comment from the reply I made to devonrr a few minutes ago.