ITP

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is the condition of having a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia) of no known cause (idiopathic).

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[ozziegirltrueblue]

my daughter has I>T>P her platelet count was down to 12 border 13000 she is only 6 years old,....

[bambi1xo]

Sorry about your daughter. A tip for you and your daughter; dont stop her from being a kid just because she has ITP. My parents did and i can tell you that it made me grow up too fast and i missed out a lot. I'm 22 years old but i feel much older because i skipped a lot.

[bAsSmeLtdOwn]

this video is very say.

those people have it bad,if u dont have it like them u should be grateful.

i am.

[bambi1xo]

Unfortunately i did have it that bad. But things are a whole lot better now.

[kevinslair]

@bambi1xo how did you make it better? I have had it all my life and they removed my spleen, the count did go from 15,000 up to 300,000 but after 9 months it's dropping back down again. It's down to 110,000 now.

I would like to have holistic remedy and not steroids again. steroids were horrible and I gained a lot of weight from it and can't get it off. :(

[paramorable]

r u serious this disease similar to evand syndrome can be treated not permanantly it actually is inhereted. i got it when i turned 11 and its horrible because i have to sit and watch kids at school have fun while i have to fail p.e. by force and my sister is going to get it and we are just waiting

[kraziestylecrew]

@coolasschick hey just wondering how you are today??..ive just had my spleen removed l2 months ago.

[ploytoyz]

My brother is in hospital at the moment because he had 0 platelets. This caused internal bleeding in his brain, which in turn caused his heart to stop, but was brought back to life with CPR. He had 2 brain operations and a splenectomy in parallel. He is now recovering. Something like this is deadly.

[bambi1xo]

I was just sore for a while. I'm more prone to infections and viruses but so is any one who doesnt have their slpeen. Be sure its what U really need and want. Look at the PDSA website. It helped me a lot. I know the hospital can be overwhelming. A splenectomy worked 4 me but now i keep worrying my ITP may come back and it can. Without my spleen it means ill be on meds my whole life & in-n-out of hospitals too. Always ask 4 more. More treatments more, more help, more support. Good Luck.

[kraziestylecrew]

thanks for replying really helped me out..im having a spleenectomy early next year..my count is 4.000 and have tried evrything im just sick of goin to hospital and not living my life..did you have any bad effects from the operation?

[kraziestylecrew]

did you get your spleen removed?

[bambi1xo]

So sorry it took so long. I was scared too. I was on steroids for a year and had chemo but that didn't work for me so i had my spleen removed. It was worse when i would stress out, so try to relax and always ask your Doc. if there are new treatments. Removing your spleen should be your last resort. Oh and eat as healthy as you can. Iron rich foods helped me.