Hello everybody!

I just wanted to introduce myself. Some of you may know me from the MSN group
that switched to Multiply. I'm Lauren, a ttp survivor. I'm 22 and I had my first
episode of ttp a year and a half ago. I came down with a cold, and as the week
went on, I got worse and worse. Eventually, I started noticing massive bruises
and purpura. I was getting jaundice also, and I went to the doctor. She took a
blood sample, let me go home, then called to tell me to get to the emergency
room. I was admitted to the hospital with my platelets at 13,000, which quickly
dropped to 10,000. It took them 2 days to figure out what I had, doing a bone
marrow biopsy and many other tests. Finally, they put the neck catheter in and
went ahead with plasmapheresis. After a week, I was released. I relapsed 3
months later, went in at 100,000 platelets and dropped to 19,000 overnight. They
put the catheter back in, a week and a half of treatment, then I was released.
It's been a year and 3 months since my relapse and I'm doing well. I get tired
sometimes if I don't rest or eat well. I get really bad migraines also, but
otherwise, I'm doing great. I just moved to Pittsburgh, PA for graduate school!
If anyone is in the area, let me know! I hope everyone is well!