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Heart failure and ITP

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12 years 11 months ago #32445 by my3angels
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So my mom has full blow ITP and she is having heart failure she is going to need a new heart but, in the meantime they are going to put an LVAD in her to pump her heart for her. So the docs never did this LVAD on an ITP patient before. So has any one had this done before and how are doing??

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12 years 11 months ago #32452 by Sandi
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I don't recall anyone here having that particular procedure, but with any surgery, an ITP patient needs to get counts up first.

What treatments has she tried and does she respond to anything?
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12 years 11 months ago #32461 by my3angels
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She has been almost ever treatment! Her platelets, are up right now hopefully they will stay up for her surgery !

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12 years 11 months ago #32462 by Sandi
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If they are up, she can probably have the surgery. Good luck!

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12 years 11 months ago #32467 by my3angels
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