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Hi @mtnlife, It’s wonderful news that there’s no sign of CML or other blood cancers. So...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786698/

Discussion: High Platelets

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 19, 2022

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I have had essential thrombocythemia since 2022. My oncologist put me on hydroxyurea 1000 mg a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1498573/

Discussion: Anyone living with Essential Thrombocythemia with JAK2?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Feb 5 9:07am

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Hi again. Thank you for the information. I called the mayo clinics, but not the finance...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/284521/

Discussion: Jak 2 and Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 3, 2019

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Triple Negative Essential Thrombocythemia hi all, I have seen my platelet counts going up over past...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/942512/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Oct 5, 2023

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I have had Essential Thrombocythemia for over 8 years and been on Hydroxyurea (Hydrea) the whole...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/893493/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jul 10, 2023

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Thank you so much. My next appointment is March 13. They have been giving me a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/808358/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia (ET) and viruses

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Feb 8, 2023

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Sounds like Essential Thrombocythemia (ET) which is one of the MPN diseases. I was originally diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/328553/

Discussion: JAK2 Mutation, Low Iron and High Platelet count

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Nov 25, 2020

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In 2018 I was diagnosed with Polycythemia Vera (PV) which is a sister to your essential...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1219391/

Discussion: Any advice for taking Hydroxyurea when you're sick?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jan 23, 2025

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I have recently been diagnosed with Essential Thrombocythemia as I had slightly elevated platelets on routine...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1260307/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia (ET): foods, diet, nutrition?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Mar 17, 2025

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Thanks to katgob and janemc for your responses. I take the HU to lower my platelet...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1217203/

Discussion: Any advice for taking Hydroxyurea when you're sick?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jan 20, 2025