Low platelets

[Flower19]

Please can anyone help , mum as been in hospital since Sunday are nostrils have been packed to stop bleeding her platelets are below 10 , she has had a platelet transfusion , an today they are doing a double one , so scared fearful it's not going to improve , she has 3c ovarian cancer can anyone please help with what I can do x

[Yoshbosh]

I don't have any advice, but I hope your mum is doing OK. Keeping my fingers crossed for her (and you) x

[Flower19 in reply to Yoshbosh]

Thank you so much it's very kind your warm wishes x

[Shellygirl]

Your mum is in the right place and the treatment will boost her platelets once they are back to normal levels I'm sure she will feel much better...best wishes and big hugs xx

[Flower19 in reply to Shellygirl]

Thankyou so much for your kind words xxxxxx

[Flower19]

Thank you for your response I have just left the hospital I am so scared all a feel a can do is have faith in the team who are looking after her thanks for your kind words x

[Hidden]

HI Flower 19 sorry your Mum is unwell at the moment but she is in the right hands, hopefully they will stop the nose bleeds and the platelets will come up again in a few days. Do look after your self too and rest.

[Flower19]

Thank you for your kind words wish things would start to pick up xxxxx

[baxbird]

Ok I'm sorry that your mum is going through this.

Just before I had my cancer diagnosed ( but I think know it was there lurking quietly) I had 6 weeks in hospital with a platelet count of 3. They couldn't get it to shift upwards despite platelet transfusions. Eventually I had something called rommepostulian ( phonetic spelling...can't even say the word correctly). That's an IV transfusion and I even got to do it at home myself. I had that every day for about a month and then my immune system kicked in again and I've not had any issues since ...that was 4 years ago and I've had 3 lines of chemo since.

I'm telling you all this to let you know that if one thing doesn't work another might....it's not the end.

Dawn xx

[Flower19 in reply to baxbird]

Dawn thankyou so much xxxxxxx

[Gleedy]

I can't offer any advice but really hoping her treatment works. As always you are being her rock. X

[Flower19 in reply to Gleedy]

Thankyou so much for your kind words xxxx

[mummybear59]

Hi Flower please try not to worry, your mum is in the right place and they will do all they can to get the platelets up. The same thing happened to me at the start of my current chemo regime (Carboplatin and Caelyx) and I ended up as an emergency hospital admission as had an uncontrollable nose bleed. They packed both nostrils and I looked like a boxer! I had 2 units of blood, 2 platelet top ups and injections to boost white cells too. If I remember correctly my platelets were 0.5!! Anyway after a week in hospital where I received amazing care I went home and was well enough for chemo the following week. They did however decrease the chemo dose and for the remaining cycles of chemo i have been absolutely fine. My mid term scan showed reduction regardless of the dose reduction. The initial dose was obviously just too high for me. Keep supporting your mum as she will probably be shattered when she gets out of hospital but she will pick up once her bloods begin to recover like I did.

Love and hugs. Please try not to worry.

Xxx

[Flower19]

Thank you so much for your kind words you have no idea how much I wanted a positive response like that thank you xxxxxx

[thesilent1]

Hi, I know you are worried and scared. Your mum is being looked after by her team. I think you can help by staying positive, especially when visiting her. I'm sure she will get through this wee blip. You take care. Ann x

[IrishMollyO]

Hi Flower

I never had that experience but I do believe it is quite common. Of course it is very scary for you because you worry for your mum. You have had some very reassuring replies and I would agree with them . She is in the best of hands and they will do all the right things to make sure she is ok. Sometimes it is more upsetting for relatives like yourself than it is for the patient. Try not to worry. Everyone is here for you. Take care

XXX