Low: Iron, RBC, Thyroid, Testosterone

Hello group, I was recently diagnosed with ITP, by a hematologist. Apparently, my platelets carry a protein that my spleen disdains.

Before this, my primary care dr told me I have anemia, plus low iron, potassium, red blood cells, thyroid, and testosterone. I've been on thyroid, iron, and potassium pills, and took the supplement T-Male to help testosterone, but they're not really changing anything.

I also get edema in my legs and hands, and face, I think. And I'm also always fatigued, which I can understand.

But are all these things pursuant to the cause of ITP? It's hard to believe.

The low RBC and anaemia could be from blood loss due to low platelets. My colon bleeds when my counts are low. Low blood counts will make you tired. Low platelets can also cause muscle and joint aches. If you're really low on RBC the Hemo can give you an iron infusion, it will work faster than the oral supplements.
Read through the treads, there is a lot of good information here.

There are cases in which thyroid problems can be connected to ITP, but that is rare. Sometimes after getting the thyroid under control, platelets go up. Not often though. Did your doctor run thyroid antibody tests? Have you been diagnosed with Hashimoto's?

ITP may be difficult to treat when associated with thyroid autoimmune disorders. In such cases, treating the underlying thyroid disorder may significantly improve platelet count and can either cause remission of disease or improve response to standard ITP therapy.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855218
pdsa.org/resources/other-platelet-disorders.html

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855218

Has your doctor run a Coombs test?
www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/antibody-tests#1
If you have antibodies to red blood cells, you would have Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia. In cases where people have antibodies to both platelets and red blood cells, that is called Evans Syndrome.
rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6389/evans-syndrome

So, yes, some of those can be connected. If a person has one autoimmune disorder, they are prone to have others. I don't know what could be causing the edema. I'd assume they checked your kidneys. If you are on steroids, that would be the cause. Prednisone causes water retention and muscle redistribution.