my platelets on steroids

Friends, you must have been sending lots of positive energy my way because yesterday I got some very good news from the doctor. Because of your good wishes (and the low dose of Prednisone I’ve been taking for the past week), my platelet levels jumped from 90 to 114!

This is exciting for two reasons:

1. If my platelets stay above 100, I can have an epidural if I so choose.
2. If my platelets barely budged, I would have had to gone back for multiple blood draws throughout the week. If they inched above 100 on any of those days, my doctor would likely suggest an induction to make sure I gave birth while they were high enough for pain medication. While I’m OK with the idea of an epidural, I’m not sure I’m on board with being induced–especially not before my due date.

But for now, I don’t have to worry about that second scenario. Phew!

xx

{Rosie the Riveter image via Wikipedia}