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How do You Manage Side Effects Of Hydrea or Hydroxyurea for ET?
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hi @kathy5brothers, I moved your question about fluctuating bloodwork although you've been on hydroxyurea for 20 years to this existing discussion:
- How do You Manage Side Effects Of Hydrea or Hydroxyurea for ET? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/side-effects-of-hydroxyurea-et/
I did this so fellow members like @pearly @lzimmerman @betherelynda @claire39 @nohrt4me @huronshores @markdi @dwlowrance @wa34937 @stevehurlburt would see your post and you can connect with them more easily.
Kathy, has something else in your health changed recently? Did you doctor order another round of blood tests to see if this may have been an anomoly or lab error?
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They told me to stop the Hydrea, and made an appointment with my Oncologist in two days.
I see my oncologist in two days after stopping the Hydrea until then.
They ran that lab a couple of times.
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After 3 yrs on hydroxy, WBC 4.0 RBC 3.8. I'm taking 1,000 mg daily. When my platelets dropped below 500 my hema cut back on the dosage and it hit 760 after 6 weeks. My retest was delayed by Ian, hoping I'm near normal again.