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How do you monitor your counts? 4 years 2 months ago #65953

sillyman Offline Posts: 23 Thank you received: 3	Are there any portable machine to check platelets level at home?
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How do you monitor your counts? 4 years 2 months ago #65955

b2h Offline Posts: 148 Thank you received: 47	Not that I know of. I wish we could treat ITP in a way similar to diabetes. Prick finger for platelet count, inject Nplate or take pill or... Though now I am accustomed to going to the lab and infusion center and having my doctor oversee it all, so I don't dislike it the way I used to. Still, I think a home platelet test would be a good invention.
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How do you monitor your counts? 4 years 2 months ago #65956

MelA Offline Posts: 1105 Karma: 2 Thank you received: 367	No machines like you are thinking of. Finger slices (I do not call them finger pricks as they aren't pricks, they are a barbaric slice) are not good for a platelet count, squeezing the blood out can give a false count. "Instead of wasting your time worrying about symptoms, just get it checked out" -Nieca Goldberg, MD
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How do you monitor your counts? 4 years 2 months ago #65957

b2h Offline Posts: 148 Thank you received: 47	Sounds like you have experience. Good thoughts. For some reason I thought it was a prick, similar to a blood draw with a needle. There are lancet free monitors and some people have done bio-hacking, but... Anyway, good info. Thanks
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How do you monitor your counts? 4 years 2 months ago #65959

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My son was given a finger "prick" when he was about 12 - had I known I would not have let them do it but I didn't know it was a slice until they gave it to him and then later I had one myself and it hurt BAD!! When my hematologist's office sent out a note they were going to finger "pricks" I never ever let them do it to me!

"Instead of wasting your time worrying about symptoms, just get it checked out" -Nieca Goldberg, MD

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How do you monitor your counts? 4 years 2 months ago #65966

b2h Offline Posts: 148 Thank you received: 47	Wow. I have more empathy for diabetics now.
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How do you monitor your counts? 4 years 2 months ago #66072

Sandi Offline Sandi Forum Moderator Diagnosed in 1998, currently in remission. Diagnosed with Lupus in 2006. Last Count - 344k - 6-9-18 Posts: 12436 Karma: 11 Thank you received: 2372	Most just go by symptoms. If you feel like you need to know numbers, ask for a CBC.
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How do you monitor your counts? 3 years 11 months ago #66873

ecoclayton Offline Diagnosed with ITP 5/23/19 Posts: 72 Thank you received: 11	A home test sure would be nice. It takes at least an hour each visit just going in 2 times a week for my CBC. I do realize that once we have this under control I won't be getting CBC's so often.
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