I am wondering if anyone else has had problems with low blood platelet counts after radiation. I am nineteen months post surgery and radiation. I had to go to the emergency room last night, for no apparent reason my hand became numb and swollen and turned blue. They did blood work and my platelet count was 135,000, Dr. said normal count is 150,000. Today I called my doctors to check on other platelet results: Dec. 2000 count was 242,000, Nov. 2001 count was 195,000. I cannot get back to Dr. untill Monday due to the holidays and just wondered if anyone out there knows why this would happen. I would appreciate any imput.
Anita