I am 66 yrs old guy suffering from ET for past 18 yrs; on Hydrea 2x 500gm daily; stable with monthly platelet count of around 500; all other parameters normal with no adverse S & Symptom of any kind. I run for exercises almost everyday; I dont like the idea of taking drugs throughout my life; what is the chance of my disease mutating to another form like AML & will stem transplant a good idea?
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You have essential thrombocytopenia.  It is a chronic myeloproliferative disease. It ultimately ends with acute leukemia.  However, duration depends on many factors.  You should not stop the medicine.  Stem cell transplantation is a treatment option. But results are variable with many failures.  So you should think about that also.  But Don't stop medicine. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.