one of my friends was diagnosed ITP abt 2 months back.she was gvn frozen as well as fresh platelet infusions.was also put on oral and i.v steroids.thn was given IVIG..after vich her platelet count increased to 3 lakh.bt it again dropped back to 5,000 now.she was admitted nd her spleenectomy was done 1 week back.but her count is not increasing.in fact it is still decreasing.she is on oral steroids and rituximab injction.plz tell that how much time does it take for the platelet count to revert back to normal post.op..and what are the side effects of the surgery?