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Essential Thrombocythemia: Making treatment decisions
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@nohrt4me
How did you go with your specialist on 3rd?. Sorry to take so long to ask. I am seeing thyroid specialist on 1st December. They had a cancellation. I can't seem to win a trick lately. My 2nd haematologist has now left the clinic, so I am seeing a Dr at the Cancer clinic at our hospital. Went to have regular blood tests and they said don't bother your doctor has left and they didn't know when they were getting a new replacement. To top that off I had a mammogram 2weeks ago and got a call that I have to go down to Hobart, for further scans. Things do come in threes.
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@lynnebgraham Thanks for asking! I saw my GP on the 3rd. She said to discuss with hematolgist on 16th to rule out it being a side effect of the ET or HU, especially since basinophils and red cells are low, and alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase levels are high.
Then hematology called and said the hemo is on maternity leave, but I could see Nurse "Mary" the next week (23rd). Lucky Nurse "Mary."
I'm sorry that you have to run around to get more mammo scans. Is Hobart a long drive for you? My hemo is only 30 miles away, but travel for medical procedures gets to me. Fortunately road construction around the clinic is finished, so no confusing detours in congested city traffic. Hoping the snow holds off.