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71 year old female diagnosed 6 month ago with PV
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I’m a 72 year old male and I was diagnosed with PV five years ago. Started out with frequent phlebotomies and various doses of hydroxyurea.
Once the appropriate dosage was determined I was able to quit the phlebotomies. I’m currently taking 500mg 4/week. My numbers are now very stable. I’ve had no negative reactions to the hydroxyurea since I started it.
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@beebo I am 70 year old female and I was diagnosed in Dec 2025. I've been on HU 4x week since end of Dec and have been taking weekly blood tests before my next appointment with Hemo on 2/11/26. My question to you is when you first started taking the HU did your numbers go up an down. My platelets have really dropped down to 336, but my Hcb 15.5 / 16 and Hematocrit goes one or two points up and down every week. 47, 49. Did that happen to you and why to they fluctuate every week, if you know.