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Hydroxyurea is an antineoplastic drug that was originally used to treat solid tumors. There are other newer drugs for that purpose now.

The reason Jack and I are taking it is for the side effect it has – it lowers all lines of your blood. Jack needs his white cells lowered, I need my platelets lowered. Adjusting the dose results in the correct degree of effect on the one blood line while not adversely affecting the other lines. It is a generic drug, inexpensive and effective for us.

CMML presents itself in many different ways. Your dad may have too few platelets or red cells. Then hydroxyurea is not for him. Let us know how he is doing and what treatment plan is devised.

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Jack, glad to hear you are still out there.

I was diagnosed with CMML almost five years ago. I had no treatment until about a year ago. I too take hydroxyurea but it is to keep my platelets down in the normal range.

It is a very unpredictable disease and very hard to say what course it will take with an individual. But note that Jack and I are still around and I recommend live life to the fullest.

Vicki in California

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Not sure what you are talking about Katydid. The name of the thread has not changed and people are still posting to various threads.

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