Hello and thank you for reaching out, I live in Canada and no my hematologist has not done any tests. I was diagnosed back in 2019 but all he told me was my platelets are high and did I want to take meds for it, he did not tell me the seriousness of it, then my family DR sent me back to him in September 2024, that is when I started looking into what it was, and what hydroxyurea was, I do not want to take it. I live within 8 miles of a nucurlar plant. My platelets where 807 in September and with diet I got them down to 749 in early November, all I eat is oatmeal, brown rice, fish, dark chocolate, ginger, mushrooms, onion, garlic, berrys, whine, coffee and rasins. January 15 they where 739, they diden't go down much because i started drinking lactose free milk, creamchees, and cream. I am only 95 pounds, so i need more food.