At first hi No of Blood cells & Now low After taking a Drug called Hydroxyurea (on prescription) for 3 Weeks?
Question:
Can Any one please give me an idea what could be wrong with my mom and what to expect and things we should ask from the DR. regarding this?
Really appreciate your help on this yo save my mom
thanks & Best regards
Prabhath/
Answers:
Hydroxyurea is a medication for polycythemia vera, so one of its main side effects would be to bone marrow suppression, which is most likely the cause of the decreased CBC results. Now, usually, this is very common, it doesn't sound life threatining at this point ( I assume that they are giving her some blood products to up those numbers).
Did they stop the Hydroxyurea, sometimes they will maintain the drug, even through the bone marrow suppression, until your body "adjusts" to it.
Does your mother have chronic polycythemia vera? Is it from some kind of malignancy (cancer) or an autoimmune issue. It could be that these problems are completely unrelated to the drug. It really all depends on her history.
The Dr.'s really do know what they are doing, and it is great now that there is so much inter-collaboration between specialities in health care, so I am sure that she is getting the help she needs, however, do not ever feel embarresed or too shy to ask the Dr.'s you questions.
If you are not getting the answers you need, keep asking, call constantly until they help you. That is what we nurses and the Dr.'s are there for.
Hope everything goes O.K. for you mother, best wishes.
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