Nose news

Went to see an ENT doctor today for my nosebleeds. He thinks that I have what appears to be a pyogenic granuloma (and a wiki article with more detail) in there, that has to be removed both to solve my bleeding problems and to make sure it is not something more serious. It may have been there for a while, and got aggravated by my falling platelet counts--and my meds. In any case, it is more settled down now and does not bleed as much as it did last month. They are waiting for my Friday bloodwork, to see what my platelets are before scheduling me into surgery. The doc wants them to be at least 100; 3 weeks ago they were 55...:) so I think it is a pipe-dream. I may have to get a platelet transfusion at the same time to promote post-surgery healing. So not entirely awesome news. On the other hand, considering that it may have been there for a while, a potential point of entry of Hep C virus into my body has been uncovered.