CancerCompass message board discussion started by Bessie75 on 2/21/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,9820,0.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I was diagnosed when I was twenty-one while in the Navy with ET. I am now thirty-one years old. I am taking hydrea 1500mg three times a day. My only side effect with this treatment is fatigue. I am always tired. It doesn't usually bother me until the doctor visit. Like many of you, I always prepare myself for the absolute worst results. It is a terrible psychological game each and every visit. I cry after every appointment. Why, everything is the same, keep taking your medication. It is always the same. I know with every second of every day that I am so very blessed. I am able to play and be with my child. There are so many less fortunate. I know this, but it still tears me apart every time. My platlets are usually around the million mark, today they were in the 800 range. Really good. Today, my doctor told me that I am too young to be taking hydrea (Chemotherapy) every day of my life. So, he asked if I was willing to travel to other hospitals for experimental treatment. Will it get rid of this? Don't know. Well, if I cannot do it for me, then I will do it for the generations after me. Side affects or not, it is difficult to live with something that could take your life at any moment, that at your next hospital visit your told you have cancer,...I would like to add something about pregnancy, my platlets shot up to 2 million during my first trimester until I started taking Interferon (sp?) It was terrible, every bone in your body hurt. You can take tylenol, which helps. But, it allowed me to have a beautiful and healthy child. I hope everyone is doing okay. If you need someone to talk to, please write. Sincerely, Bessie Bessie75 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT