Mouth sores question

I've been reading and doing a little posting here for the last 2 months since my wife was diagnosed.

One thing I haven't seen mentioned much is getting sores in the mouth when counts are very low.

Wife is currently in the hospital and was admitted there with a count of 2, minor rectal and vaginal bleeding and mouth sores.

The bleeding has ceased but the mouth sores are still present and they are really the worst symptom she has associated with her ITP. I see a lot of people posting about how they don't even treat if they are above X platelets, but I cannot imagine people not doing something if they had the type of sores she has in her mouth.

So I'm wondering if these mouth sores are uncommon? Do you all deal with that? She's a pretty brave gal and I think she could waive treatment if she was able to hover around 10+.

Mouth sores are pretty common with counts below 5 or 10k. They are considered to be a 'wet' symptom and I think we'd all agree we'd treat with that going on. Mouth sores do not happen every time counts get low, but if it does, it's best to get counts up.

I get mouth sores with counts 10 and other. They are uncomfortable and worrisome too. Hope you are able to get her counts up soon. For me anyway the mouth sores go away pretty quick when counts go up even a little.

I do salt water rinses. Makes it feel a it better.

I also had mouth sores with counts under 10.I was told by a specialist that this was an indication to seek treatment. However, mine are not painful. As the counts go up, they go away pretty quickly for me.

Last week my wife had a count of 3k but she didn't had any mouth sores. But now her count is 8k and she has few mouth sores. She has completed her four infusion of rituxi last Tuesday.