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Sorry for late reply,just come home from vacation,I started on Anagrelide 20 years ago but it just didn’t agree with me,then I was put on hydroxides but I had read studies that taking this drug for a long period of time can put a strain on your bone marrow and there was more chance of getting Leukemia,I got thyroid issues about 10 years ago everything was fine until about 6 months ago,severe migraines,weigh loss,they said my thyroid was not functioning so I’ve had the dose increased from 125 to 200micrograms of levothyroxine,my GP told me it was stable,but my oncologist sent me a letter telling me it’s deranged,also on my holiday I noticed just below my breast line on either side I have what looks like purple bruising under my skin so I’m going to see my doctor I’m going to let them know about what you have said regarding the injections,they increased the dose about a year ago and I think that’s when I started having problems with my thyroid,Thankyou for your advice