On 9/25/2005 Rocky2005 wrote:
hi lori331, I was also diagnosed of essential thrombocythemia where in my platelet counts prior to my bone marrow aspiration last august 18 hits 950t ... i started taking hydroxyurea (hydra) that day and every week i have my cbc test and platelet count test... my first week after taking it my pltlt count down to 918t, i continue to take charge on my proper foods like of course vegetables and somebody told me about the concentrated mineral drops its actually a supplement and i asked my hematologist about taking supplements and i was allowed only teas, herbals and not on capsule form... he needs to know my supplements for his reference of course. after a week of dropping 40 drops daily on all my intake foods, my platelets down to 900t.. doing great till after another week it down to 600t, im still using hydra... after another week still footed on 600t but my wbc is now on its normal values... and now after two weeks my platelets count 201t... but my doctor still adv. me to take my hydra... and now my thumbnails are gray in color... that's the effect of hydra on me... hopefully next week... i want my hematologist stops me from taking the hydra... because in one of my research any chemo is a toxin therapy... till next week, and you should research on the terms that your doctor tells you and ask the posibility of taking natural way of treating it.. stress free will make your husband and i healed... agree?
I have had ET for the last 6 years and now my platelet count is spiralling upwards. Being on Hydrea caused ulcers in my foot so I am back on agrylin. Could you please explain to me what is "concentrated mineral drops"? Was there anything else you did to get your platelet count down. Thanks.