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Low Platelets/Thrombocytopenia?

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Sam5706
Sam5706

hello everyone.

3+ months in and just had another blood test showing my platelets are low. 142. the range is 150 to 450. has anyone else had this with mono?

starting to worry now that maybe I have some kind of cancer 😭

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  • josh46287
    josh46287 Sam5706

    Posted

    Thats only slightly low...did the doctor seem worried what so ever

    • Sam5706
      Sam5706 josh46287

      Posted

      nope, but they were 152 a month ago so I'm worried.

  • craig07920
    craig07920 Sam5706

    Posted

    Hi Sam,

    Of course I'm no doctor and my knowledge of blood tests is limited, but I know for sure that when going through mono it can be very normal for certain blood tests to be off, when your body is going through an infection or a virus it can cause certain things to appear slightly without range (and remember it is only slightly without range).

    I totally understand the worries and fears as I often can be the same when it comes to tests and things appearing out with normal limits - it can be so frightening, but remember something like this it is highly highly unlikely to be any of the serious things running through your mind and much more likely just be your body responding and coping with the mono that it has been dealing with.

    I wish it was easy not to worry about these things, I find it so hard too Sam, just wanted you to know I'm thinking about you and I'm still believing that you are going to get well again and that you are going to be a much stronger and more resilient person for this awful time in the longer term.

    Craig

    • craig07920
      craig07920 Sam5706

      Posted

      Thanks for the best wishes Sam, still been a bit up and down myself at the moment. Hoping and prayer for better times ahead for us all on the site here x

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