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Essential Thrombocythemia: Making treatment decisions
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@jomend0835
Hi George, welcome to the Mayo Clinic Connect! Thanks for sharing the information about your diagnosis and treatment. I’m sorry you have to deal with it at your age. Or any age!
Your feelings of depression are certainly relatable. I think we all feel that at least occasionally. One of the things that I like the most about Connect is the support we receive from other members. We are all different, and our paths are all different in combating disease, but it’s reassuring to hear survival stories and learn about what has been effective for other people. I’ve learned a I have learned a lot from others.
I hope you have a good support system and I am very glad you found us. We all have to fight the good fight.
You mentioned that your hydra dosage has increased. Is this in response to a progression?
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Happy to share with u guys ,,
Yes the doctor put me on hydra 500mg daily,,,, from (1.200000) count I went down to 570, I was around that number for a year and then went little above 600 again ,, so the doctor decided to put me on Hydrea 1000 mg daily, now I’m on 550count,, I do my blood work every 3 months and feel good , like I said before just dry skin (arms) and I used to take hot showers, now I don’t tolerate it so much, also I have increase the water intake because I sometimes I feel dehydrated,,,