Hi, I write Moksha Today to share my experience and the information that I have gathered to overcome various illness or general health related tips for a healthy and happy lifestyle.
On Jan 14th 2001, I had my well checkup. This was 2 months after my 2nd child was born. Exam went as scheduled and I did my blood work. Doc called in the next day, saying my platelets are low i.e around 88 and I need to see a hematologist (Heard about it 1st time). Well got an appt. after couple of weeks, but things changed after a week. The following Friday I saw 2 bruises on my arm and did not remember hurting myself anywhere. Well, my heart started racing and I called the doc. She told me to go to urgent care the very next day (Saturday) and do the blood work again and this time it had fallen to 49. I needed to see a specialist the 1st working day. She fixed me an appt. with the doc the following Monday morning. Sunday went worrying about it and the most worry was my 2 month old baby. Scary thoughts started coming to my mind. Monday came, the doc checked me, and he ordered bone marrow biopsy and the blood test again. In the meantime, he gave me steroids to prevent the platelets from falling further. Took almost the whole day for all the procedure to complete. Next day, I sat with the steroid tablets with a glass of water, took an hour to have it, the concern that how will I breastfeed my child. Well, I took the tablet at around noon. Cannot forget the time, but at 1:40 pm, the doctor calls and told to stop taking anymore steroids, the platelets were now 131 (within the normal range). The doctors named it ITP (Ideopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpur). It all means that this blood disorder had no cure and they do not know why it happens.
So from Saturday morning blood work to Monday morning blood work, my platelets shot up from 49 to 131 (Miracle indeed!!). That’s when I took to internet to find a cure. I would bruise every month and it would disappear in couple of days, sometimes it would be couple of bruises and sometimes scary ones. Well, I did a lot of research and tried to find alternative cures. I tried various alternative methods. Cannot say what really helped, but I made it a routine to drink carrot juice. Then while researching found a pharmacist suggesting to take a piece of pineapple daily. So, I tried to add a slice of pineapple to the carrot juice.
Well, I had a rough roller coaster ride for a year before it stabilized. But, those 3 steroids tablets was all what I took. There was no medication to cure it. Now my son is 9 yrs old and I am doing well (touchwood!). I do avoid ginger, garlic (blood thinning), aspirin and any medication containing Ibuprofen.
From that day onwards, I started making my notes to take care of cold to fever to whatever any illness that would come up with the alternative methods. Sometimes, it would work and sometimes it would fail. I also found that these home remedies if worked for someone, not necessarily mean would work for the other. It's all a trial and error method.
Born in the land of spices, India, and since ages, herbal and home remedies have been used by our ancestors, played a significant role in my inclination towards alternative methods.
Currently, I am residing in Texas, with my wonderful husband and two loving boys.
On Jan 14th 2001, I had my well checkup. This was 2 months after my 2nd child was born. Exam went as scheduled and I did my blood work. Doc called in the next day, saying my platelets are low i.e around 88 and I need to see a hematologist (Heard about it 1st time). Well got an appt. after couple of weeks, but things changed after a week. The following Friday I saw 2 bruises on my arm and did not remember hurting myself anywhere. Well, my heart started racing and I called the doc. She told me to go to urgent care the very next day (Saturday) and do the blood work again and this time it had fallen to 49. I needed to see a specialist the 1st working day. She fixed me an appt. with the doc the following Monday morning. Sunday went worrying about it and the most worry was my 2 month old baby. Scary thoughts started coming to my mind. Monday came, the doc checked me, and he ordered bone marrow biopsy and the blood test again. In the meantime, he gave me steroids to prevent the platelets from falling further. Took almost the whole day for all the procedure to complete. Next day, I sat with the steroid tablets with a glass of water, took an hour to have it, the concern that how will I breastfeed my child. Well, I took the tablet at around noon. Cannot forget the time, but at 1:40 pm, the doctor calls and told to stop taking anymore steroids, the platelets were now 131 (within the normal range). The doctors named it ITP (Ideopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpur). It all means that this blood disorder had no cure and they do not know why it happens.
So from Saturday morning blood work to Monday morning blood work, my platelets shot up from 49 to 131 (Miracle indeed!!). That’s when I took to internet to find a cure. I would bruise every month and it would disappear in couple of days, sometimes it would be couple of bruises and sometimes scary ones. Well, I did a lot of research and tried to find alternative cures. I tried various alternative methods. Cannot say what really helped, but I made it a routine to drink carrot juice. Then while researching found a pharmacist suggesting to take a piece of pineapple daily. So, I tried to add a slice of pineapple to the carrot juice.
Well, I had a rough roller coaster ride for a year before it stabilized. But, those 3 steroids tablets was all what I took. There was no medication to cure it. Now my son is 9 yrs old and I am doing well (touchwood!). I do avoid ginger, garlic (blood thinning), aspirin and any medication containing Ibuprofen.
From that day onwards, I started making my notes to take care of cold to fever to whatever any illness that would come up with the alternative methods. Sometimes, it would work and sometimes it would fail. I also found that these home remedies if worked for someone, not necessarily mean would work for the other. It's all a trial and error method.
Born in the land of spices, India, and since ages, herbal and home remedies have been used by our ancestors, played a significant role in my inclination towards alternative methods.
Currently, I am residing in Texas, with my wonderful husband and two loving boys.
