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I've been taking hydrea for 4 years. Never had high platlets only a high white count and high eosonphile. Why am I taking hydrea if my platelets are not high

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at a guess because your white cell count is high? This gives a risk of stroke etc.

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Ebot

When you say 'not high' , do you mean within normal range?

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Wyebird

Hi, hydroxicarbomide lowers everything so I agree with Jane. What have you been diagnosed with?

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Pv and hyper eosinophilia

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