Anyone else find the side effects of Hydrea 500MG frightening?

@nohrt4me - I really don’t think this is a discussion about “outsmarting cancer” - at least, that’s not the way I’ve ever thought about it. To me, it’s all about keeping an open mind and finding the best possible approach to help our bodies heal and become healthier. We’re all different and we need to choose the path that’s best for us as individuals. I’ve had many family members and work colleagues go through chemo treatment over the years, none of which I would ever consider to be “dupes”. They just chose the path that they felt was right for themselves at that time. For myself, I choose a more wholistic approach to my health and tend to shy away from pharmaceuticals as much as possible. But that’s just the path that I’ve chosen for myself. I wish you the very best with your chosen path.

The world is full of people who think they have outsmarted cancer. Folks might want to read about Jessie "Boss Lee" Ward. She was sure everybody on chemo was a dupe, too.

This is in response to @eddb I have been taking this medication since 2014. I have had no side effects. Please take the meds but continue to a find a good hemotologist/ oncologist. They put me on a daily baby asprin daily. This is to help with the potential clots. I don't know if you will have any side effects or not but you need to try it so you know. There are other drugs they can use as well. Good luck...

Thanks for posting. Very informative and I am currently eating many of the fruits and vegetables in this study. I notice when I am eating healthy my body and mind reflect the wellness.
We are what we eat, especially with the correlation studies supporting evidence surrounding ET and high cholesterol.
I am exploring all of my options to minimize this mysterious/uncurable disease, including a full commitment to different forms of exercise on a daily basis.

Sure @nohrt4me, but the study specifically mentions the affects of inhibiting/reducing platelet aggregation in humans. The way I see it, in my situation (platelet counts of a million or so), my best options are to slow down platelet production and/or make them less sticky. And fortunately, I happen to like mushrooms!

This study is geared toward those with cardiovascular disease, not blood cancers. These are completely different diseases.

Here ya go @nohrt4me - see “edible fungi”:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8775512/

Lots of things affect platelet counts in normal people: stress, food, medication, etc.

ET is a different animal. Your driver mutation is a glitch that tells your body to replicate a certain type of cell (or cells) like crazy. Your bone marrow produces megakaryocytes with abnormal nuclei--basically, big dumb platelet-making cells that don't work right.

It's not just the platelet levels that need to be addressed with ET, but that the platelets themselves may be "stickier" in people with certain ET mutations, which is why doctors put everybody on baby aspirin, even if they don't yet need to address the platelet levels.

Dietary changes can reduce overall stroke risks, especially if they are coupled with exercises that work circulation. Dietary changes can also help with fatigue and brain fog.

If you have credible evidence (double-blind research) that your dietary changes control ET, please post it.

Cognitive dysfunction is not a symptom of ET, so not sure why Lion's Mane mushrooms were suggested. Please post credible studies that show this is effective for anything besides making money off desperate people.

All dark leafy greens, meats that are designated "loin." When you research "foods that increase platelet count," you'll be amazed what's listed.

What kinds of food did you remove? Thank you