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Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Apr 15 2:24pm | Replies (476)
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I saw my hematologist this week. One thing that surprised me - when taking HU, one can be very susceptible to sunburn. Anyone experiencing this?
He has me continuing daily baby aspirin, and waiting 3 months this time to see if platelets hold in the 500's. My PCP will draw blood again next month and coordinate care.

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Apr 15, 2023

Hydroxyurea can temporarily lower the number of white blood cells in your blood which increases the chance of getting an infection and skin cancers. So it’s important to always wear sunscreen and protective clothing when on an immunosuppressant like HU or any type of chemo therapy.

Most prescriptions will have that alert on labels, which, if you’re like me, I no longer bother reading! 😅
I have to lather on sunscreen too and found the protective clothing made for summer with built in SPF50+ protection. Have you tried any of those Shirts or Tshirts?

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