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Started taking Hydroxyurea every day in mid March my platelets went down from ~788K to 486K in two months but my reds are low a bit out of range so my hematologist switch me to every other day and I re-test at the end of August. I feel less weak so I’m thinking my reds are up. Hopefully my platelets will drop a bit more and not go up. Fingers crossed
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yep…my reds fell below acceptable level and with the drop any energy I had disappeared! But when hyd was boosted again my energy came back to acceptable level(not super) and I knew it without seeing reds numbes! Of course I’m also trying to factor in decision I made to stop baby aspirin after maybe 25+\~ years. I’m 91, been on hydrox 3+|~ years…. my stable of docs split on baby aspirin issue! Decision to drop aspirin reached after reading lengthy Mayo article which was posted here by another person. But I can’t seem to relocate article (Help anybody?)! My age and other health issues were big factors in decision! the article did not take sides but pointed to many factors to be weighed! Well worth reading…if it can be relocated!
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Good luck. My red blood count went below range for a while too. But then they went up to acceptable range. I test again in September. Keeping my fingers crossed for you too!