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ET progression if all blood cells are increasing?
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Apr 1 6:59pm | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
lea123, please ask your doctor about the shortness of breath you are experiencing. Breathing issues are really scary.
But there could be a simple explanation. Congestion may be part of your ET. Not only do we have too many platelets, they're misshapen -- to a degree that may signal "foreign body" and trigger our histamine reaction!
Your doctor may approve your taking a daily antihistamine to ease your breathing.
This brilliant advice was shared on this forum by nohrt4me, and it has made my life so much easier! With my oncologist's approval, I take an antihistamine every morning.
I am really sorry for the stressful time you're having.
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I was not aware of the histamine trigger component of ET. I'd assumed that my shortness of breath when backpacking was due to not getting older. I will be more consistent with antihistamine use and see if that makes a difference. Can anyone suggest an antihistamine that doesn't dry cause dryness of mouth and corneas? I don't take any with decongestants but all, including the Zyrtec I'm using now, have that effect.