... platelet count has been anywhere from 163,000 to 85,000. At 85,000 in 2005 they wanted to put me on Prednisone. I refused because I didn't want to deal with the side effects and was trusting in God that my health would improve. I feel great, exercise, eat healthly and am in the best shape of my life. ... (4 replies)

... Here's a detailed description of SLE, the most common form of Lupus, from WebMD. There's a lot of places on the web you can read up on. But here's a basic overview... Good luck and keep us posted! ... (1 replies)

... My story stars out about in 1980. I found red spots and dots all over my legs and body. After a blood workup, I was found to have extremely low platelets. After a year of Steroids, my platelets continued to stay low. I then had my spleen out. That cured that. ... (14 replies)