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My platelets are 120000

Posted by kareem @kareem, Jan 25, 2023

I was a normal man until got ill with covid19 2021 after i recovered i found my platelets 130000 then 122000 after taking the vaccine. I went to doctor who made me to take B12 and folic acid until platelets became 150000. The problem that after i got influenza vaccine and titanous vaccine after injury platelets became 112000 !!!! Again starting taking B12 and folic acid , it became 120000 and i bought b12 from Puritan pride and still take b12. The question is there any problem with that??

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darlaburley | @darlaburley | Jan 27, 2023
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@cardinal3

My platelets go as low as 7 I have to get platelets at least once a week and my hemoglobin is about 8 to 9 I also get blood once a week . My doctor is trying to find out what is causing this. He is treating me for aplastic anemia , not sure if that is the problem. Wish we could get an answer to this problem. Sylvia

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I wish I could give you some of my platelets! Mine are running 500 plus up to 800. As far as the hemoglobin, mine, when this all started was around 5 -6. I couldn't even take a little bag of trash to the curb without stopping to lean against the house as I was so fatigued. Oncologist said I had MDS. I was given Revlimid (a mere $19,000) a month. It took years for my hemoglobin to get up to 12/15 but it finally did and it stayed. Then I was told I no longer had MDS but now my platelets are sky high and they won't come down and stay down. I'm on 2 different meds that make me feel awful. The doctor has no other help for me. A stroke or heart attack are in my future with the high platelets. Let us know what happens.

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cardinal3 | @cardinal3 | Jan 27, 2023
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@darlaburley

I wish I could give you some of my platelets! Mine are running 500 plus up to 800. As far as the hemoglobin, mine, when this all started was around 5 -6. I couldn't even take a little bag of trash to the curb without stopping to lean against the house as I was so fatigued. Oncologist said I had MDS. I was given Revlimid (a mere $19,000) a month. It took years for my hemoglobin to get up to 12/15 but it finally did and it stayed. Then I was told I no longer had MDS but now my platelets are sky high and they won't come down and stay down. I'm on 2 different meds that make me feel awful. The doctor has no other help for me. A stroke or heart attack are in my future with the high platelets. Let us know what happens.

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Thank you for your comments, I go to the cancer center Monday, Wednesday and Friday to get my blood drawn and get blood or platelets if my numbers are low. I was on on one med but the side effects were so bad the Dr took me off of it. I hope you can get some help.

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darlaburley | @darlaburley | Jan 27, 2023
In reply to @cardinal3 "Thank you for your comments, I go to the cancer center Monday, Wednesday and Friday to..." + (show)
@cardinal3

Thank you for your comments, I go to the cancer center Monday, Wednesday and Friday to get my blood drawn and get blood or platelets if my numbers are low. I was on on one med but the side effects were so bad the Dr took me off of it. I hope you can get some help.

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I guess I will quit complaining as I get a blood draw every two weeks. Just went on line to get today's results of my blood drawn and platelets are mid 500's. I keep hoping for a miracle to get off these 2 meds that make me feel bad but at least I don't have spend a lot of my time in the hospital 3 times a week getting draws like you. Wonder if your doctor could try Revlimid to get your hemoglobin up.

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darlaburley | @darlaburley | Jan 28, 2023

By the way, there is funding for a lot of these meds....Good Day, etc. The doctor's nurses at the hemotology clinic did all the work and found me help. What a life saver!

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