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ITP and Pacemaker/Defib

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7 years 4 months ago #63751 by Jptgaffney
ITP and Pacemaker/Defib was created by Jptgaffney
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My name is Phyllis. My husband has been diagnosed with ITP. He has been getting weekly treatments for almost two months at Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis. My question is has anybody heard this occurring after a pacemaker implantation? His counts were ok for years and then suddenly two months after the pacemaker/defibrillator his counts dropped down to 1 (1000) and he landed in the hospital. I have mentioned this to his doctors and the do not seem to accept the connection. It seems a long stretch to me that it was a coincidence. Anybody have any information I would appreciate it. Thank you and best of luck to all who suffer from this.
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7 years 4 months ago #63754 by Sandi
Replied by Sandi on topic ITP and Pacemaker/Defib
Hi Phyllis. I have not heard of a direct correlation between pacemaker implantation and ITP, but any sort of stress on the body (such as surgery) can trigger it. Medications and vaccines can also trigger ITP. Doctors don't seem to ever accept any connections at all, but it is hard to pin point what the real cause is most of the time.
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