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Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support
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@1995victoria When I was first prescribed Hydroxyurea, my platelet count had been recently discovered to be in the millions, yet I had no clots or any worries about heart attack or stroke. The HU relatively quickly brought my platelet count into the normal range, after tinkering around with the dosage for a few months.
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@garyr443 you're lucky, platelets in millions cause clots that can cause heart attack or stroke, depending on where clot is and where it's traveling.....this is why dr sort of insist on HU after age 60 because you blood vessels are more occluded and therefore clots more dangerous. Also baby aspirin, which makes platelets less sticky and therefore minimize clot risk