Good morning, @tessa. Thirteen years have flown by since you first posted this new discussion about being diagnosed with ET. You were 27 at the time and hesitant to start taking meds for the condition. After a followup consult with Mayo, at that time you only required aspirin to reduce the possibility of blood clots from having the increased platelet level. There was understandably a concern about wanting to have children if you were taking the Hydroxyurea.
Would you be willing to share how life has been over the past decade? Have you been able to raise a family? Has your ET diagnosis/treatment changed over this time period?