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Replies to "Per the Mayo Clinic, thrombocytosis is having too many red platelets. What I read says thrombocytopenia..."
Oh, it gets better!
Thrombocytosis means having too many platelets; that can have a variety of causes.
Thrombocythemia is more specific, referring only to those of us whose bone marrows produce too many platelets.
No wonder we get headaches as we try to learn more about our diagnosis!!!