no you shouldn't be worryed platelet counts are normally between 150000-250000 so you are only slightly under.l have itp which is low platelets and mine were 50000 and dropping but with the correct medication mine rose slightly but l am fine.so don't worry.

My husband recently went to the doctor because his platelets were low. His doctor told him to stop all alcohol consumption and he should be fine. His count was 37,000 which is pretty low. They took some blood and are doing some other tests.

He has also recently had severe dizzy spells which he attributed to an ear infection (that have subsided), and his first ever severe allergy attack which lasted about 3 days. His Dad died of a heart attach one year older than he is now, and sister had a blood disorder which killed her eventually.

He tested high for Mercury 5 years ago, but wouldn't take the pills to get rid of it.

I am skeptical that everything will be "fine" if he simply stops having a beer the three or four times a week he has one or two of those.

Please help.

I was diagnosed with ITP at the age of 16. It's most common in children where it usually goes away between 6 weeks and 6 months, but it does occur in adults as well where it usually is a chronic condition. ITP is an auto-immune definiciency disorder which makes your body destroy your own platelets. In other words, a bleeding disorder. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there is no known cause for ITP, and therefore, there really is no cure. There are several different treatments including Prednisone (corticosteroids), WinRho and IVIG (blood fusions), and others including splenectomy (removal of the spleen) for the most extreme cases. IIP can usually be identified by low platelet counts, but also includes: bruising easily, petikiai (little red dots on the skin), and fatigue.

I would recommend your husband see a hemotologist, it'll help. Another thing that helped me, and may help you, as a loved one, is the platelet disorder support association. THis organization was started by a woman with ITP, and it really was a lifesaver during the first years since my diagnosis because of all the information and resources available. The website is great.

I also want to give a word of advice, I had taken Prednisone, done different blood fusion treatments, and was even at the risk of having my spleen removed until I started using natural medicine. Now, I'm not saying that the Prednisone didn't work on occassion, but I was really done with having crazy side effects. I'm also not saying every natural medicine works because I tried a lot of different ones that didn't, but then I found Transfer Factor. I currently take Transfer Factor and have been in remission since I started taking it two years ago. It is an amazing product, and if you would like more information feel free to write me.

what is Transfer Factor medication and where can it be obtained from ? my platelet count is 147,000 .thanks