Hi all you fellow ET sufferers! I went to my doctor today and he has taken me off the hydrea. I am excited about it. He wants me to come back in for another blood test in about a month.  If my platelets go over 700 then I will have to go back on the hydrea.  I still have to take my baby aspirin every day. My platelets have been pretty consistent at 675 for about a year.  Hopefully they will not go up.  We will see.  I remember when he first put me on hydrea, I felt so bad all the time. I am expecting to feel like a brand new person very soon. I hope so!

At least I know that there surely is a light at the end of your tunnel. Please everyone out there with ET, do not get discouraged.  If I can do it everybody can.  Just do as your doctor tells you. I am not cured (there is no cure) but I do know that you can get better. God bless all of you! Kanetta