Guest guest Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 I think idiopathic thrombocytopenia. Friday, April 10, 2009 10:16:15 pm herbal remedies " Don Allen " <hooty304 RE: {Herbal Remedies} Help please / asking Ok I'll ask it... Perhaps I missed it...ITP stands for what? thanks...d --- On Fri, 4/10/09, Lori Smith <homeschoolmom42 wrote: Lori Smith <homeschoolmom42 RE: {Herbal Remedies} Help please " Bryan Schillington " <herbal_remedies > Friday, April 10, 2009, 4:53 PM Hi Diane, That is the trouble with ITP, the kids don't feel bad and they are active when they shouldn't be! Other than the bruising and petechiae (broken capillaries that look like little red dots under the skin, usually), the kids look perfectly normal. I was actually accosted by a woman in a business dress who barreled down on me in the produce department at a local grocery store and demanded to know who had been abusing my child!!!! I was about 2 weeks away from having my 7th child, and I wanted to pick up the other four kids I had with me that day and run as fast as I could! I just knew children's services was going to show up at my door, but they ne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Ok I'll ask it... Perhaps I missed it...ITP stands for what? thanks...d--- On Fri, 4/10/09, Lori Smith <homeschoolmom42 wrote: Lori Smith <homeschoolmom42RE: {Herbal Remedies} Help please"Bryan Schillington" <herbal_remedies >Friday, April 10, 2009, 4:53 PM Hi Diane, That is the trouble with ITP, the kids don't feel bad and they are active when they shouldn't be! Other than the bruising and petechiae (broken capillaries that look like little red dots under the skin, usually), the kids look perfectly normal. I was actually accosted by a woman in a business dress who barreled down on me in the produce department at a local grocery store and demanded to know who had been abusing my child!!!! I was about 2 weeks away from having my 7th child, and I wanted to pick up the other four kids I had with me that day and run as fast as I could! I just knew children's services was going to show up at my door, but they never did. This was shortly before my daughter was diagnosed. I knew no one had been abusing her! But I did know she was so bruised. Why didn't I take her to the doctor at that time? I just assumed she was bruising as she refused to eat any vegetables at all and I thought perhaps it was a vitamin deficiency (lack of Vitamin C can cause bruising) so I put her on a chewable vitamin for kids, but them she woke one morning soon afterwards with a nose bleed that lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes and I knew there was something wrong. I then took her to our D.O and he ran some blood tests on her and sent us to a pediatrician friend of his who told me as soon as he seen her that he thought she had ITP, but that he'd have to draw blood and run more tests. She was hospitalized the next day for a bone marrow aspirate and we were started on our almost 5 year journey living with a child with ITP. I have read there are a couple of different styles/types of ITP. Mainly small children ebtween 2-6 get ITP; mainly girls, though some people get it as adults. I once had a pastor whose wife had just battled a time with ITP in her mid 40's (just before they came to our church to pastor). This was the first time I ran into an adult who had had adult on-set ITP.ITP is an auto-immune disorder for those of you out there who have never heard of it. Lori"I feel ashamed that so many of us cannot imagine a better way to do things than locking children up all day in cells instead of letting them grow up knowing their families, mingling with the world, assuming real obligations, striving to be independent and self-reliant and free." - John Taylor Gatto > herbal remedies> dmackey00 (AT) comcast (DOT) net> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:35:17 -0400> Re: {Herbal Remedies} Help please> > Lori,> > At the time my nephew was dealing with the ITP, I do recall my sis in law> saying that he didn't have the genetic markers for the disease, so they> needed to rule out leukemia as a cause. All of his treatment was at> Children's Hospital in Boston. He was not feeling ill at all and it was> tough to keep a rambunctious five year old from doing things that could hurt> him. Because he had so many marks on his head, we had to be very concerned> with bleeding in the brain. What we went through is nothing compared to> what you and your daughter dealt with. I'm so glad she is cured!> > > Diane> A VETERAN> Whether on active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who,> at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United> States of America, " for an amount of "up to and including my life."> That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no> longer understand it.> Author unknown.> > - > "Lori Smith" <homeschoolmom42@ hotmail.com>> "Bryan Schillington" <herbal_remedies>> Wednesday, April 08, 2009 6:03 PM> RE: {Herbal Remedies} Help please> > > > My daughter was diagnosed with ITP in October 1990 at the age of 22 1/2> months. She looked like an abused child!> > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------> > Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. > 3. 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Guest guest Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 It stands for Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) (also known as " Werlhof's disease " [1]:820) is the condition of having a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia) of no known cause (idiopathic).[2] As most causes appear to be related to antibodies against platelets, ITP is also known as immune thrombocytopenic purpura or immune-mediated thrombocytopenic purpura. Often ITP is asymptomatic, however a very low platelet count can lead to visible symptoms, such as purpura (bruises), or more seriously, bleeding diathesis. - Tracy herbal remedies , Don Allen <hooty304 wrote: > > Ok I'll ask it... > Perhaps I missed it...ITP stands for what? > thanks...d > > --- On Fri, 4/10/09, Lori Smith <homeschoolmom42 wrote: > > > Lori Smith <homeschoolmom42 > RE: {Herbal Remedies} Help please > " Bryan Schillington " <herbal_remedies > > Friday, April 10, 2009, 4:53 PM > > Hi Diane, > > That is the trouble with ITP, the kids don't feel bad and they are active when they shouldn't be! Other than the bruising and petechiae (broken capillaries that look like little red dots under the skin, usually), the kids look perfectly normal. I was actually accosted by a woman in a business dress who barreled down on me in the produce department at a local grocery store and demanded to know who had been abusing my child!!!! I was about 2 weeks away from having my 7th child, and I wanted to pick up the other four kids I had with me that day and run as fast as I could! I just knew children's services was going to show up at my door, but they never did. This was shortly before my daughter was diagnosed. I knew no one had been abusing her! But I did know she was so bruised. Why didn't I take her to the doctor at that time? I just assumed she was bruising as she refused to eat any vegetables at all and I thought perhaps it was a vitamin deficiency (lack of > Vitamin C can cause bruising) so I put her on a chewable vitamin for kids, but them she woke one morning soon afterwards with a nose bleed that lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes and I knew there was something wrong. I then took her to our D.O and he ran some blood tests on her and sent us to a pediatrician friend of his who told me as soon as he seen her that he thought she had ITP, but that he'd have to draw blood and run more tests. She was hospitalized the next day for a bone marrow aspirate and we were started on our almost 5 year journey living with a child with ITP. > I have read there are a couple of different styles/types of ITP. Mainly small children ebtween 2-6 get ITP; mainly girls, though some people get it as adults. I once had a pastor whose wife had just battled a time with ITP in her mid 40's (just before they came to our church to pastor). This was the first time I ran into an adult who had had adult on-set ITP. > ITP is an auto-immune disorder for those of you out there who have never heard of it. > > Lori > > " I feel ashamed that so many of us cannot imagine a better way to do things than locking children up all day in cells instead of letting them grow up knowing their families, mingling with the world, assuming real obligations, striving to be independent and self-reliant and free. " - John Taylor Gatto > > > > > > > > > > herbal remedies > > dmackey00 (AT) comcast (DOT) net > > Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:35:17 -0400 > > Re: {Herbal Remedies} Help please > > > > Lori, > > > > At the time my nephew was dealing with the ITP, I do recall my sis in law > > saying that he didn't have the genetic markers for the disease, so they > > needed to rule out leukemia as a cause. All of his treatment was at > > Children's Hospital in Boston. He was not feeling ill at all and it was > > tough to keep a rambunctious five year old from doing things that could hurt > > him. Because he had so many marks on his head, we had to be very concerned > > with bleeding in the brain. What we went through is nothing compared to > > what you and your daughter dealt with. I'm so glad she is cured! > > > > > > Diane > > A VETERAN > > Whether on active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, > > at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to " The United > > States of America, " for an amount of " up to and including my life. " > > That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no > > longer understand it. > > Author unknown. > > > > - > > " Lori Smith " <homeschoolmom42@ hotmail.com> > > " Bryan Schillington " <herbal_remedies> > > Wednesday, April 08, 2009 6:03 PM > > RE: {Herbal Remedies} Help please > > > > > > > > My daughter was diagnosed with ITP in October 1990 at the age of 22 1/2 > > months. She looked like an abused child! > > > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > > > Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. > > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to > > prescribe for your own health. > > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as > > they behave themselves. > > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person > > following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. > > It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to > > be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. > > > > Dr. Ian Shillington > > Doctor of Naturopathy > > Dr.IanShillington@ GilaNet.com ! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet Explorer 8. Download FREE now! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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