Bruising and bleeding could just be the start.
“You just have to take precautions, and make sure you go to the ER if you do notice any significant bleeding anywhere,”, M.D., M.H.S., associate director for hematology and oncology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Medicine, tells SELF.
It might seem like we’re telling you to absolutely slow down, but that’s not entirely true. When in doubt about what you can and can’t do with chronic ITP, talk to your doctor—especially if the activity in question is a little bit, uh, precarious. “For someone who wants to go on a rock climbing trip or skiing, we’d like them to have sufficient platelets to be able to do these activities safely,” Dr. Roman says. “So we may treat for a specific event.
Generally, if your doctor considers your platelet count stable, Dr. Naik says they may tell you it’s OK to drink moderately . “Excessive or binge drinking is not advised,” she adds.As we’ve mentioned above, many people with ITP don’t have to make drastic changes to their daily lives. Even people who have had some major dips in their platelet count sometimes find that their ITP
over time and with treatment, Dr. Naik says. But every once in a while, some seemingly random thing might trigger your platelet count to fall, she says., can all make your immune system get confused and start attacking platelets, according to the
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