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Moderna caused ITP 1 year 3 months ago #71974

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Hi everyone...When I received my first COVID vaccine back in April, I developed an ITP response. After two weeks I had petechia, sores in mouth, etc. My platelets were at 1. I ended up in the hospital for a week for treatment. A combination of IVIG, steroids, and an nplate helped and I eventually recovered. My platelets have been okay since then (around 170), however I am struggling with deciding whether to get the second COVID shot. I would have never considered it a few months ago, but It seems COVID is getting worse and I need to protect myself. I will be starting a new job in NYC in a couple weeks as well so I'm worried if I get the same reaction I won't be able to start. But also this new job brings up more fear of COVID. Any insight is greatly appreciated. Thank you

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Moderna caused ITP 1 year 3 months ago #71975

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Hi. I'm so sorry to hear about your reaction to the Moderna vaccine. Severe drop in platelets is never fun and the hospital is a definitely a drag. Glad you have been better since.

Perhaps switch to a different vaccine? I received Pfizer three times and did not have any ITP related reactions to it. If possible, I would definitely finish the two course vaccine and then boosted as soon as you can. It takes a couple weeks after receiving the vaccine for you to be considered protected.

Not sure what your new job is or if you have other medical issues, but if your job is inside with others, I would make sure precautions are being taken by you and others. Do you know what they are doing regarding Covid? Perhaps get some rapid tests to keep on hand?

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Moderna caused ITP 1 year 3 months ago #71989

MelA Offline Posts: 1075 Karma: 2 Thank you received: 359	What does your doctor say? "Instead of wasting your time worrying about symptoms, just get it checked out" -Nieca Goldberg, MD
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mrsb04 Offline ITP since 2014. Retired nurse. My belief is empower patients to be involved as much as possible in their care. Read, read, read & ALWAYS question medics about the evidence base they use. Posts: 2089 Karma: 7 Thank you received: 603	I've had 3 Covid vaccinations. All crashed my counts but I'm still here to tell the tale, which I might not have been had I contracted Covid.
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