Hi Greentea,
You are receiving a lot of good advice here. I just wanted to chime in that while a platelet count of 33 is low in the normal world, in the MDS/AA world, in the absence of bleeding, it would be considered okay. My doctors wouldn't consider a transfusion unless my platelets dropped below 12k, in the absence of bleeding.
Platelets only last 5-7 days, and a person can become refractory to platelet transfusions at any time. So, getting them more frequently than necessary is discouraged.
Best of luck to you and your sister!
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58 yo female, dx 9/08, AA/hypo-MDS, subclinical PNH, ATG/CsA 12/08, partial response. small trisomy 6 clone, low-dose cyclosporine dependent
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