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I have been on hydroxyurea since July.
My white blood count has never been below 11 and recently was 13.
So it has not been consistent. After my first injection of Besremi of 50 mcg a couple of weeks ago, it went down to 9, which is the first time it has been in the normal range since I was diagnosed with pv in March. They have never prescribed Besremi before at my hematology clinic, so I am sort of a trailblazer. I am sure they are going to keep me under very close observation. I thank God for each step that was necessary to get me to this point.

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Good luck! Besremi is extremely expensive and has only been out since 2019. Hydroxyurea has been out since the 1960’s. When I read the side effects fro Besremi it scares me. Were your platelets and hematocrit acceptable With hydroxyurea? I find that my numbers always jump around a little with Red, white and hemoglobin etc but a song as they are acceptable I will stay on Hydroxyurea. Good luck.