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Travelling to high altitude with itp

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8 years 10 months ago #59648 by awsar
Travelling to high altitude with itp was created by awsar
Hello everyone ,
I'm itper :) with a count always under 5. Tried steroids along with immunosupressive drugs and , revolade,, platelets transfusion , But no affect on my count. My BM is fine. I have diagnosed last year in july after dental surgery. I m not active bleeder so i quit all medicine and living happily . bruises sometime . n nose n stool bleed. feeling heavy head sometime. But i manage now.
My question is , I'm planning trip for northern areas in mountains . I have been to high altitude before many times , no problem i face but now this time. i'm going for higher altitude where OXYGEN level is low. Is this matter >? like should i take oxygen cylinder with me ? Will i face any problem ,? Anyone has any experience regarding this?

Kindly advice and share your experience .

Thanks !

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