QUALITY of LIFE with ITP

[Anthonyh7]

This video covers a talk presented by Prof Robert Klassen, Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Ottawa in Canada. 

The original presentation was made to the ITP Support Association Annual Convention in May 2022.

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[jjjamesholder]

I had a spleen removal. after that my platelets have stayed at 35,000. I have lived a normal life but take precaustions. If I see large bruises, I get a blood test. I avoid getting hit in the head.

I took pills with a name like magabaum. I do not have the name correctly. The pill made my platelets go up to 160,000. There were side effects to the pills. I took only half of the pill. My platelets were then at 80,000. The side effects worried me. I went back to no pill taking. My platelets went back to 35,000. It is nice to know this medicine works and is available. Three years have passed. I am 81 years old.. I work out four times a week and dance two times a week. Life is good.