It's been a really long time since I updated my blog. It's been a busy time for our family.
Essential Thrombocythemia Update: At my doctor visit two months ago, my platelet counts went down to around 500,000 so the doctor said I could reduce my Hydrea dose from 5 pills/2,500 mg to 4 pills/2,000 mg every day. It was not a big reduction but I was excited. The break didn't last long, at my next months doctor appointment my numbers went back up to 650,000! UGH! So my dose was put back to 5 pills/2,500 mg of Hydrea everyday and two baby aspirins everyday (it really helps with the pins and needles I experience from the E.T.)!
Overall, I am okay, my main side effects are fatigue and paresthesia (pins and needles). Most of the time I don't even think about my illness. It only hits me when I take my medications at night and at my monthly doctor appointments. It really never gets any easier being stuck with a needle.
Next week we are taking a family vacation to Hilton Head, South Carolina. We are all very excited to have some quality family time! We're meeting up with my husband's side of the family for a family reunion. The kids are very excited to see everyone. Packing everyone and driving for many, many, many hours with five kids, my husband and I are not so excited about but it will be well worth it.
The kids are keeping us busy, we are gearing up for a new school year in a couple of weeks. We will have a high school student, middle school student, two elementary school students, and a Pre-K student at three different schools! Also, I am going back to college in the fall, it's been a long time but I am very excited to further my education. It will be a busy year but I really will try to do a better job at keeping up with this blog.
The best thing about my blog, is that while I wish E.T. on no one, I am grateful to feel not so alone with my illness.
Thank you for reading and I hope everyone is doing well.
Take Care -
Shayna
