Choosing the right treatment for you
Most treatments help to keep the immune system from destroying platelets. When choosing the right treatment for you, your ITP doctor and nurse will consider your platelet count, along with your signs, symptoms and daily activities. So it's important to make sure they know:
- All of your signs and symptoms, no matter how big or small
- How your ITP medicines impact your daily life
- Your schedule and daily obligations
- The importance to you of having a treatment to increase your platelet count, if your count is below 30,000
- Your goals for treatment
Talk openly with your doctor to help him or her choose the right treatment for you.
Tell your doctor and nurse:
1.
All of your signs and symptoms, no matter how big or small.
Examples may include:
Signs (things you see)
Symptoms (things you feel)
2.
How your current ITP medicines impact your daily activities.
Examples may include:
3.
Your schedule and daily obligations.
Examples may include:
4.
The importance of treatment to increase your platelet count, if your count is below 30,000.
Why this is important to you:
5.
Your goals for treatment.
Examples may include:
