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so glad to hear all the positive reports, Jacquie!

glad Lilo is well again but especially pleased as to how well your hubby's pdoc is looking after him and following up... whew.

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DH had another pdoc appointment today. As I mentioned to him, as the days go by, my DH is getting less and less sleepy during the day. He now wants him to take 200 mgs of Seroquel and, eventually get him off of the Depakote all together. He also told us that my husband's platlet count was very low - it says ALERT right on the lab results! In addition, on the line directly underneath that line it says, "Platelets appear clumped" HUH?? Has anyone ever heard of this? Anyhow, the pdoc says that the Depakote is also probably responsible for this! The sooner he gets off that medication the better- it appears to have some nasty side-effects for him!

Two more things . The program he's in is in the process of transferring him to the better program at Princeton House. Also, pdoc has also written a script for an MRI of DH's brain, just to make sure there is nothing visible that shouldn't be there. I'm going to schedule the MRI at the same time that I schedule my mammogram, so we can take care of two things at once .
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I do not know what clumped means, call and ask. But the platelets being low, I’m pleased to hear he is taking off Depakote. That is good.
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Donna, basically it means that the platelets are stuck together in 'clumps' or bunches. Never, ever, heard of that, I have have had years of experience reading medical records .
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i wonder if he is just planning on having him take the seroquel at night, since it is sedating.
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bizi, yes, that's when he is taking it. Did I say that he's up to 200mg already ? Well, he is. His pdoc does want to get him off of the Depakote all together eventually. He said it will be as soon as he has enough Seroquel in his system .
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Donna, basically it means that the platelets are stuck together in 'clumps' or bunches. Never, ever, heard of that, I have have had years of experience reading medical records .

Dear Jacquie,

Does this site make sense about the clumping?

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/thr...openia/DS00691

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Thrombocytopenia is the medical term for a low blood platelet count. Platelets (thrombocytes) are colorless blood cells that play an important role in blood clotting. Platelets stop blood loss by clumping and forming plugs in blood vessel holes.
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Jacquie,

The low platelet probably makes him fatigued. I'm hoping that this pdoc will help your DH get better.
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He said it will be as soon as he has enough Seroquel in his system
Depending on the pdoc's experience, he will wait a few weeks until he starts tapering down the Depakote.

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