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Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP): What helps?
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Mar 19 5:50am | Replies (155)Comment receiving replies
Just had 1st episode of ITP age 70. My platelets were also 1. Been on prednisolone for 4 1/2 weeks now and platelets now up to 115. Does anybody have any idea whether a bone marrow condition can be ruled out if platelets are rising. Does anybody know please if there any evidence that would suggest it was more likely to have been an infection, or auto-immune disease that sparked my episode?
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Same thing happened to me. I was diagnosed with low risk MDS in 2017. My platelets ran 27 to 33. Meanwhile I had a serious ear infection lost hearing in that ear. Pneumonia another time and an abscess recently in my lower intestine. They tried platelet transfusions at least 4 times because I needed a hip
Replacement surgery and it did nothing to raise my platelets.
In March if this year they tried steroids. I was put on steroids 50mg for 5 days. My platelets rose to 68 right away. Then in July they were at 112 and then in August they were at 145.
My doctor said she doesn’t get it. Just 5 days on steroids and now they are at 145. I am wondering too. Do I have MDS or did I have a virus or bad infection. Who knows. I think blood diseases are more difficult to diagnose. I read where 40% of people are mistakenly diagnosed with MDS every year.