The Journey of my Wife recently diagnosed with Essential Thrombocythaemia

I felt initially frustrated that my wife was already noted to have high level of platelets since 2014 which was at 900 but her GP from previous surgery never even cared to look into her case or referred her to Haematologist.

Now we’re in a different locality and her high level of platelets were identified from a routine blood check. This was last December 2017.

It’s like a whirlwind experience without any emotional/ psychological support since.

Just to give you an update regarding my wife’s recent diagnosis of ET and ongoing treatment...We’ve just been to her Haematologist yesterday and so far it’s been satisfactory outcome for her Hydroxycarbamide. From platelet levels of 2331 in the last 4 weeks, it had gone down to

1471. It still remains in a high level but it’s lesser than before. Her dosage have been slightly increased from 6grams to 8grams of Hydroxycarbamide weekly. All her other blood cells are within normal range. Here’s me hoping that my wife remains to tolerate minimal ill-effects of this cytoreductive drug along with a daily Aspirin 75mgs/ daily dose. She remains to function fully as a staff nurse. This post is also to encourage positivity for newly diagnosed ET like my wife, like us who are initially petrified to start on Hydroxycarbamide. To GOD be the glory!