Hi Everyone....I am an adult with ITP which appears to be chronic by now. My counts are all over the place, I believe my hormones, diet, alcohol intake, sleep and stress are all contributing. Anyway, do any of you get hard lumps under your skin when you hit/bump yourself? I bumped my leg on the coffee table, got a large lump under my skin and now I have a huge black & blue bruise. The lump remains.....I have several bruises on my legs/buttocks. Seems like every 'bump' i get a bruise. My last count was 192 but I had the stomach flu when that blood was drawn. Do counts go up when you are sick? I'm so confused, I don't want to obsess on my counts, and even if they are low I am going to refuse therapy of any kind......perhaps it is better just not knowing.
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