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Thalassemia & Strokes

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Poirot:
Very sorry to hear about your strokes - as Andy says, as if Thal is not enough.

May I also add that you should talk to your doctor about taking aspirin regularly - as a blood thinner - or equivalent.

This is in conjunction with your other post on High WBC counts - I am fairly sure now that your platelet counts would also be high.

Any with their spleen out and high WBC/platelet counts should monitor the coagulation factor/time of their blood - also, thrombosis is a possibility if you take long flights or long car rides without moving about during the entire journey.

Wish you all the very best,

Poirot

Poirot:
That should be Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT).

Vannak:
I've had a few strokes as well, my first one when I was about 16. I too had my spleen removed at the age of 13, coincidence?

My left side was completely numb, doctors still don't know what caused it...

I was put on Warfarin but the constant blood tests were too much for me and now I'm merely on Aspirin.

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