ET and healing

[YogaLover]

Hello. Has anyone experience of slow healing/healing complications following surgery?

On both occasions of punch biopsy the wounds have been slow to heal, have become infected requiring antibiotics, similarly with a tooth extraction.

I am on the waiting list for eye surgery and am anxious that I may find myself with healing problems.

I’m wondering if this may be something that others with ET have experienced and is it ‘normal’ for those of us with ET?

Grateful for any help.

[rcan_sMF]

Hi,

What medication (s), if any, are you currently taking for ET? If the answer is Hydroxyurea then that may be the culprit. It is known

[SazzaC]

I have been instructed to stop taking hydroxy and aspirin for 5 days before surgery. Once performed to start with aspirin but lay off hydroxy for an additional 5 days post surgery. I did this for a tooth extraction a while back. Platelets did start to slowly creep back up though. Consultant said that hydroxy impacts on the healing process. Hope this helps.

[YogaLover in reply to SazzaC]

Thanks for sharing, I take daily Clopidogrel which I stop before any surgery.

[YogaLover in reply to SazzaC]

Hope all’s now well following the tooth extraction. I don’t take Hydroxy but Clopidogrel daily and Busulfan when needed

[lynnieb]

I struggle with healing too. And profuse bleeding, due to another condition. Oh what joy!!

[YogaLover in reply to lynnieb]

It certainly can be tough for some of us. Thanks for sharing.