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Essential thrombocythemia (ET): When to start hydroxyurea (HU)?
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Isnt essential thrombocytopenia a diagnosis of too few platelets? I dont understand people with high numbers having this diagnosis and treatment.
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Essential thrombocythemia is having too many platelets.
Thrombocytopenia is the term for having too few platelets.
Tongue-twisting, isn't it?
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My platelets ran 450-565 for several years. Then, they spiked to 706 on my June bloodwork. That's when my doc started the hydroxyurea. 2 weeks later dropped back to 450, then lowered my dosage to one 500mg once a day.