Question:
IS ITP grounds for rejecting surgery?

I have ITP - idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpora, ie, low blood platelet count. Is there any possibility that could be a disqualifier for surgery?    — sandsonik (posted on March 10, 2002)

March 10, 2002
Hi, it depends on your platlet count at the time of surgery. Because ITP, and if your platelets are low, you could bleed to death I highly doubt they will do the surgery at this time. I have ITP was diagnosed in 1993, my platelets were at a low of 30,000 and was put on steriods that only braught them up to 90,000 every time the dr tried to wing me off of the steriods my platelets would drop to a deadly low so i was on them for 2 yrs till i had insurance to pay for me to have a splenectomy which was a success in 1996. now my platelets are up to 200,000. I just had the surgery Dec 18th 2001 and i am doing fine. If you want to chat email me at [email protected]. Im curious as to how u are handling your ITP
   — Deanna Wise