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@mumblipeg Yea! I wear old lady support socks and it helps! My toes will cramp and freeze up any time I flex them in any direction, annoying! My doctor says platelets under 600 is acceptable if I haven’t had any issues or clots. I stick around 400 They jump around and I take 500 mg six days a week.I have PV JAK2 and just turned 60, female. It ain’t easy. I get a lot of tooth pain from the meds but I just deal as the other meds have many more side effects and are extremely expensive.

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@nypara66 That’s interesting about the toe cramps. I’ve been experiencing the same thing when I flex my feet …even a couple years before my ET diagnosis. Same with my hands!

@nypara66 Thanks! Support socks do help! Cramping toes is also an annoyance for me. Guess it’s all part of ET. Any increase of HU makes my hair thinner so that’s not something I look forward to. Hoping to stabilize and cope better soon!