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Causes Of Low Platelet - Articles
Low platelet count
by
Liz B.
Posted
Tue 31 Mar 2009 12:00am
I can't start chemotherapy this week because my platelet count is low. Fortunately my white blood cell count is good.
This can all be a blessing in disguise allowing me the opportunity to
Attend the A's/Giants game on Thursday
See Indian Valley Line on Friday
Or, if my doctor allows, attend my grandmother's funeral in New Jersey
When the platelets go
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low platelets...
by
Nicolas van Dyk
Posted
Wed 23 Jun 2010 12:00am
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So Sid, if you are reading this, take note. :) I have heard quinine also works well, but that suppressed platelets, so it's not advisable, unfortunately, unless you've got a much healthier platelet count than mine.
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Platelet Count Too Low
by
Jamie Donaldson
Posted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 2:15pm
We picked Kozmo up yesterday evening hoping that his huge mass would be removed. It turns out that he couldn't even have surgery because his platelet count was at a low level. Platelets help in clotting and if they proceeded with the surgery, he could of bled to death. So instead they ran even more tests to see if he has an auto-immune disease
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Blood & Platelet Donations Needed
by
Kelly
Posted
Tue 02 Dec 2008 4:14pm
with age, I never got around to doing something so simple, and so life saving. And now here I am with a specific type of cancer that requires lots of transfusions, platelets and other blood products. So far I've had 4 units of blood, 3 units of platelets and 3 units of other blood products. I haven't even been here a week.
We've gotten a lot
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Need Blood and Platelet Donations
by
Kelly
Posted
Tue 26 May 2009 10:09pm
If you are in Southern California and your blood type is A Positive, I could use your platelets. I was supposed to get Platelets today but the blood bank was out of my type. I need type specific platelets as O negative gives me a rash. The nurse told me that the bank is critically low right now on blood and platelets.
To donate to me
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Donating Blood and Platelets
by
xoxomarebear
Posted
Tue 03 Mar 2009 3:09pm
Please remember to consider donating blood and/or platelets if you can. It would be a nice way to remember and honor Vivienne, whose life depended on such donations during her treatment. By helping other kids with their battles, and anyone who has been in an accident or has an illness, you would be doing a wonderful and brave service.
So, do
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Blood, Platelets, G Shot and Chemo - Oh My!
by
xoxomarebear
Posted
Sat 20 Dec 2008 7:14pm
(more than 2 hours)
Platelet transfusion (one hour and 3o minutes)
The payoff is that all of this will truly help her to feel better. She is currently neutropenic in her nadir, with an ANC of zero. Getting the blood and platelets tend to make her a bit sick to her stomach for the first day (but not too badly), and afterwards really perk her up
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What is a Platelet Transfusion?
by
Moshura's Sister
Posted
Mon 28 Dec 2009 12:00am
of surgery.
If there are no signs of bleeding, a platelet transfusion may not be needed even if the platelet count is low.
Currently there is one drug, known as interleukin-11... create a need for red blood cell or platelet transfusions.
Most chemotherapy drugs affect cells in the bone marrow. This commonly leads to low levels of white blood cells
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2nd Platelet Cocktail
by
Moshura's Sister
Posted
Tue 29 Dec 2009 12:00am
5am Blood Draw......and we wait to hear what the nurse will tell us before she leaves her shift. The verdict is in your platelets are low and you will be needing another platelet transfusion this morning ........well not something you want to hear so early in the morning or at any other time but its got to get done.
So here we are at 10:50
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