Ongoing effects of ET and drugs

Posted by markdi @markdi, Jun 11 9:06pm

I have been struggling with ET for 18 years now and have found heavy , really heavy exercise helps a lot. I don’t know if it’s the endorphins or maybe my blood getting heavily circulated but it really helps but you have to be willing to go do a 50 mile bike ride when you feel like cr$p. I recently went from Hydrox to Pegasus and my platelets have gone from 700,000 to 450,000 but I feel worse than ever. Not sure why? I also have some very large bruise marks about the size of an orange where I inject myself in the side of the stomach that will not go away. The most concerning is my vision seems to be getting more blurry. It’s so hard to tell what is just from age as I am 68 and what might be from the drugs and disease. I was taking both Hydrox and Pegasus for a while but stopped talking the Hydrox and for a while felt much better but it seems my fatigue and issues have come back while just on the Pegasus . Anyone else have these issues?

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@1995victoria

Did the Eliquis reduce your platelet count? What were your starting numbers and what are they now after 3 months on eliquis?

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I go back to the hematologist in August. My last visit was 5/7 and they were 767 at that time. I do not think the Eliquis is going to lower my platelets but I will let you know what they are. I think the appointment is August 12th

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