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What are most common side effects when starting HU (Hydroxyurea)?
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Mar 3 8:38am | Replies (53)Comment receiving replies
My brother and I have the JAK2 gene sibling mutation, and he could not handle the side effects Hydroxyurea and he is taking a different medication for the condition. I will have to ask him the name of that medication. I think he has fewer side effects than I have.
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Cool. Thanks for the additional info @dkmitchell ……. and @cdurbin I also had a meniscus repair in my right knee when I was 23. I’m 46 now and my knee is certainly more painful after exercise since I’ve taken Hydrea. It hasn’t hurt in so long but now it’s like it needs to warm up a ton before exercise and just feels stiff and painful the day after. I’m told your body “gets used to it” and that stuff stops after a while but I don’t know.