The last few months have been back to a watch and wait pattern at the doctor. At this point, it has been 8 weeks since my last blood transfusion and 4 weeks since my last platelet transfusion. My numbers have settled to around 2.5 (white), 30 (hematocrit), and 25 (platelets). All three could (and hopefully will) be better, especially the platelets, but my progress is definitely encouraging. The plan right now is to start to taper my cyclosporine after the holidays. My doctor and I have to discuss whether we do a rapid taper or a slow taper, and the benefits/drawbacks of both. The chances of relapse at the time of taper are a little scary, so we'll have to be careful.
The better news is that I'm back to work and at a new job! At the same time as I was being diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia, I was offered a job working in resource development at the Harvard Kennedy School. Because of my health issues, I had to decline the job which was a big time bummer BUT right around the time I was gearing up to go back to work, Harvard called because they still hadn't filled the position and wanted to know if my situation had changed. After a very frustrating summer, I was thrilled at how this worked out. So far so great at the job, and it definitely takes my mind off my blood troubles, so yay!
I'll try to be better about updating but assume no news is good news, and if there is great news I'll definitely let you know!
