The main job of platelets in the blood is to form what?

very interesting and important to know!

I suffer from Thrombocytopaenia - or low platelet count. This means that my blood doesn’t clot well. So I must avoid blood thinning meds like aspirin & ibuprofen. Poor clotting could be an issue should I need an operation.

I recently acquired Dengue Fever here in the Philippines and my platelets dropped dangerously low because of it. I was running a very high fever (104°F) prior to diagnosis and was taking aspirin to lower it, that's a big No-No as it was releasing even more platelets from my capillaries. Lesson learned: Tylenol for fever from here on out!

Marcus Space Cadet, I have the opposite of your disorder; Thrombocytosis, aka Thrombocythemia, the presence of high platelet counts in the blood.

My father taught me this when I was 6 or 7

Marcus Space Cadet, I’m the opposite I have essential thrombocythemia - too many platelets !

Unicorntraveller, Also watch your vit C intake!!!

Marcus Space Cadet, You should avoid garlic, too. Onions, maybe. Apparently they are natural blood thinners. Also, I had one type of inhaler for asthma that gave me twice as many bruises on my legs than I usually have. I have von Willebrand's disease.

Red and white blood cells are produced by bone marrow so I knew it wasn’t either of those, I took a gamble for the other two and failed, at least I know something new

The human body is incredibly designed!

constantgamer0421, My husband also. What medication have you been prescribed? He has an excellent oncologist whose speciality is blood. My husband is well taken care of.

Marcus Space Cadet, My daughters count was 2. She was lucky and not a bleeder which surprised doctors .

constantgamer0421, I also have ET.

Marcus Space Cadet, you need vitamin K

JasonR1972, 🤣🤣🤣🤣

they act as hair in your shower drain.