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What To Do For Thrombocetpenia?

i need to speak with a hematologist. i have thrombocetpenia and want to know what i should consider taking for it. i have already been on a round of predisone and it did nothing to correct my platelet count. there seems to be lots of different drugs but they all seem to be dexamthasone which i understand is very expensive. how do i get it covered by insurance or hospital care. i have a medicare advantage plan
posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2014
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Hi, dear.
I have gone through your question.
I can understand your concern.
You may have ITP. It is idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. In that immune mediated destruction of platelets occur. So your platelets is destroyed and thats why you have low platelet count. You should take immunosuppressive drugs like steroids to control that.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic.
Wish you a very good health.
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What To Do For Thrombocetpenia?

Hi, dear. I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have ITP. It is idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. In that immune mediated destruction of platelets occur. So your platelets is destroyed and thats why you have low platelet count. You should take immunosuppressive drugs like steroids to control that. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.