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[quote=Anonymous]OP with an update. MIL is still in the hospital and we still don’t know what’s at the root of all this. Bone marrow biopsies and other tests don’t seem to point to leukemia (phew!), but there is no clear explanation or diagnosis.

She has received two transfusions of platelets. The first one didn’t move the needle on her platelet count. About a day later she got a second transfusion of a different type(?); we are waiting on the next round of lab work to tell us whether it had any effect.

She’s exhausted due to the hospital schedule, with people coming into her room so frequently. But they don’t want to send her home to her own bed until they can figure out what the frick is going on. Again, to look at her and talk to her, you wouldn’t think she had a first-class ticket on the medical mystery tour. She’s alert, not bleeding or bruising at the drop of a hat, walking the halls, eating and drinking normally, interacting with the nurses, etc. But there’s got to be an underlying reason for her blood work, right?

PP with the BIL diagnosed with leukemia, I’m so sorry. That sounds like it was tough for your whole family. [/quote]

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