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Thank you for the link to this helpful article. It contains a lot of important information we all need to learn.
Please note, it doesn't mention using HU for ET. Perhaps dosing is different for our cancer?
After my ET diagnosis, I first took one 500-mg capsule of HU a week. To push my platelet count down from the 700s, gradually my oncologist increased my dosage to the current level, 10 a week.
My weight has not changed.
Not sure this drug goes by weight? My hematologist looks directly at platelet count and Hematocrit and adjusts accordingly . Good luck.
Hi,
I had read that also. Thanks for sharing where it came from with the link.