8-1-08 - Cancelled.

[CriticalCrittles]

Aw bummer, I'm sorry bud 

[klork]

Platelets!  Oh hon, I'm sorry to hear.  If your platelets are low it makes it really difficult for you to ward of serious diseases that infect the blood.  During chemo platelets are killed off just like the rest of any fast growing cell in your body, so they had me taking a ton of shots to get the platelet & white blood cell count back up.

Once they figure the problem out, usually getting the count back up isn't too difficult, depending on the cause. 

But they are right, it *can* be very detrimental if you go into a surgery where they need you to be able to heal fast and your platelet count is low.

Hopefully it's easily remedied. *hugs*  I don't know all the causes of low platelets, hopefully it's something easily taken care of *hugs again*

[KamedaLawnMowerHead]

It can also thin out your blood, giving you a higher probability of bleeding.    And ESPECIALLY going into surgery, they don't want you to be bleeding longer than they want.

XD  It's a good thing to get that back up before going in.  Complications during the surgery are not fun!  So I'm glad they caught it and are stalling.  It's better in the long run. 

[Danceingfae]

I'm so sorry hun! *Hugs Mike*

I hope this doctor is able to help you out and get your platelet count back up. We don't want there to be any more problems after this surgery is done. I know when I had my c-section with Kira that there was problems with that. I remember I got sick with an infection the doctors still don't know what it was and was hospitilized for an extra two to three weeks after she was born.

I don't want you to go through the same thing. Having all those needles stuck in you all the time is not fun. *Shudders*

Wishing you the best of luck! *Hugs again*