John’s test were good today

John just got back from the Doctor and we have good news to report. The conclusive bone marrow tests confirmed that John does not have Leukemia. There are no other blood disorders that the more wide ranging blood tests turned up either. So that leaves us with last week’s diagnosed Helicobacter pylori and ITP. Our next blood test to check platelet levels is two weeks from today. His platelet count rose to 175,000 today, well into the normal range of 150,000 to 450,000. This is a great response to the IVIG immunoglobulin treatment from last week. By the time we go back to the Doctor John will be done with the three-course, 14-day antibiotic cocktail he is on right now for Helicobacter. Hopefully his platelets will be higher then.