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Is my treatment a bit aggressive?

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Jun 15 5:05pm | Replies (19)
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@tomsherburne1

Hi, had bmbtwo days ago went pretty smmoth,and blood work back; plts down 107k to 532k from 639 after 3 weeks on HU, also rbc, wbc, and hct down a bit to by 4%.

Will have more blood down in 24th formy follow up for bmb. Feeling much better overall, but some days are harder than others. Still have numbness/ tingling in feet.

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Jun 14 9:58am

Hi Tom! The blood numbers look encouraging with a nice decrease in the platelets. The bmbx will give a good overall picture of the health of your bone marrow…the heart of your blood production. So the results will be useful for your doctor going forward and making decisions for your continued treatment.
You might discuss the possibility of a lower dosage with them once your numbers reach an optimum level for maintenance. There are a number of members who have had reductions once their numbers were stable, to help minimize side effects. Have you talked about the numbness/tingling with your doctor? Do they feel it’s from the HU or the ET?

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