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1 Year Old with High Platelet Count
Asked by J.H. from Boston
on July 16, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
I am looking to see if others have come across this situation. At my son's one year check up, a full blood draw was done for lead and CBC. Everything ca...
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- What ever you do, don't give up... You might need to see a rheumatologist... Did they perform other tests other than cbc and lead? My daughter and son both ended up...
- My daughter is 1.5 years now and she has a high platelet count. Due to several illnesses in the spring (new to daycare!) my ped thinks it is from a viral infection. ...
- J. We experienced the same thing with our then 1 year old daughter. On a routine visit to the pediatrician- I had a concern about an unusually prominent lymph node in...
2 Y/o with High Platelet Count
Asked by M.S. from Sioux City
on December 29, 2006
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Is it normal for a child to have a high platelet count? My son has had some health issues since he was 16 months old (11/2005). He was VERY yellow and the Dr. did a ...
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- Do you know what specific value in his blood is high? You need to find that out before you go any farther with this because without that, you don't know what you are ...
- Hey, Ok, when you say High blood count. Are you meaning High White cell count or high red blood cell count? Have you researched this condition on the web at at al...
- My oldest was in the hospital for three days with a high platlet count and they still don't know what caused it. I would keep taking him to the doctor and make sure he...
Low Platelet Count?
Asked by S.C. from Philadelphia
on August 14, 2007
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my ob/gyn told me that on my last blood test at 28 weeks, my platelets were borderline. i was then told that i would be re-tested at my 34 week appointment and again d...
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- S., Wondering if you have an update? I think you had your baby by now. Were you able to get an epidural? b/c i have low plateles and am freaking out if i cant get th...
- Hi S. - It would be the decision of the anesthesiologist if your platelets are too low for an epidural. If you can't have one, there are 2 medications called Nubain ...
- I had two babies without epidurals. (not really by choice!!) My first was a whopping 10lbs 3 oz and my second was 8lbs, 11 oz. So yes, you can do it without drugs. Luc...
Elevated Platelet Count
Asked by C.H. from Jackson
on March 13, 2008
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My 26 y/o son was recently diagnosed with primary thrombocytosis (elevated blood platelets). Does anyone have any information on or experience with living with it?
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- C., I have (ET) Essential Thrombocytosis. I was diagnosed with it in December 1995. I was 36 at that time. I take Hydrea and a baby aspirin daily. I really haven't...
- C., My son has the opposite of what your son has. My son is 8 and was dx with ITP(low platelets) in Dec 06. The Platelet Disorder Support Association has a fantast...
- I have Systemic Lupus and I have a problem with my platelets dropping below 20,000 and not getting them back up for long periods of time. I have to see a hemotoligist...
Low Platelets Blood Count and C-section
Asked by M.T. from Springfield
on June 24, 2009
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When I was pregnant with my son, my platelets blood count came back a little low...around 135,000 than when I was tested again at the beginning of my ninth month they ...
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- I am thrilled to see so many other women recommending you avoid the whole issue by having a VBAC. I will join their ranks: Go for the unmedicated VBAC! Take a Hypnobir...
- Hi M., I did not have a low platelet issue, however I was put to sleep during my first c-section. I was in full labor and tried pushing for 3 hours, however he still ...
- You could opt for a vbac or vaginal birth after cesarean. If you had a horizontal cut in your uterus and it healed ok with your only c-section than your chance of a u...
Low Platelets and Factor v Leiden in Pregnancy
Asked by C.P. from Washington DC
on October 26, 2006
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HAS ANYONE DELT WITH LOW PLATELET COUNTS AND A BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER NAMED FACTOR V LEIDEN?..I AM 19 WEEKS PREGANT WITH BOTH CONDITIONS AND THEN SOMETHING ALSO CALLE...
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- Hi C., My name is R. and I have Leiden Factor V. This blood disorder has really changed my life. I was diagnosed after I had my daugher(I had a miscarriage before I...
- I am not familiar with the blood disorders but this is a good site about managing HELLP: http://www.blueribbonbaby.org/ Best of luck!
- yes, I had that when I was pregnant with my daughter. Are you being seen by a hemotologist? after her birth I developed a blot clot on the lung and was on blood thin...
Low Blood Platelets
Asked by L.U. from Seattle
on November 2, 2010
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Hi moms. Yet another question!!
Just went to the dr. today and passed my second diabetes test! yeah. But then the Dr. said that I had low platelets count. He said...
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- Ask you doctor if there is a possibility that your platelets are clumping therefore giving a lower reading than what it is. It's very possible and they can request an...
- You need to have your doctor run a full CBC blood panel and tell you exactly why you have low blood platelets. It could be something simple like anemia (very common w...
- Hi L., These are questions for your PHYSICIAN, not other moms in a chat group type of forum. If you don't trust that your OB is giving you accurate information, then...
Vbac
Asked by J.K. from Phoenix
on January 5, 2010
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Just wondered your opinion. I had my first child vaginally with no problems. 2 hours of labor and full term. Anyway, I have antibodies against the baby's platelets ...
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- I would really recommend joining the ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) Yahoo group and posting your question there, also possibly the Phoenix Birth Circl...
- Sounds like you are receiving wise counsel from your doctors. Your history makes you an especially risky candidate for VBAC because of the threat of uterine rupture a...
- Hello! I would also be very concerned about the risk of a rupture of the uterus after all the previous procedures. Depending on where a rupture occurs, it could affe...
Chronic Nosebleeds and a Mom's Frustration
Asked by L.M. from Des Moines
on April 10, 2008
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So, I really need to vent on this and get some other opinions. My son is 7 and has had chronic, long-lasting nosebleeds for about 3 yrs. We finally got the approval ea...
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- Hi L.: I had chronic nosebleeds as a child, as did my mother. My mother and I have recently been diagnosed with Essential Thrombocythemia. According to the doctors t...
- My 5 year old daughter had this too. I went to ENT and they did a nasal cauterization. That was last July (two days before I delivered my son). We have not had one nos...
- Adding my thoughts here. One of my son's gets nose bleeds a lot as well and some of them can be horrifying w/ the amount of blood that comes out. And yes, he has wok...
Moms That Dealt with Kawasaki Disease
Asked by C.B. from San Francisco
on May 2, 2009
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Are there any moms who had dealt w/kawasaki disease? My 7 mons. old son has been diagnosed with it 3wks. ago. He started out with a fever of 101.6 the first day and h...
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- Hello C., You child is probably being evaluated by a pediatric cardiologist as he or she is possibly the one reading the echocardiograms. Ask your child's physician....
- Hi C., I am sorry to hear what you are going through. It must be devastating to you. Anytime there is a challenge in your health there is an imbalance s...
- Wow, that's interesting to see/hear of Kawasaki twice in just a few days now when it was an "unknown" when my son had it. He was 18 months old when he woke up with a ...
