Hi,
I have been struggling badly the last week with awful fatigue. On bad days my legs simply won’t work and it’s so hard to even get out of bed in the morning. I was diagnosed with Essential thrombocythemia (ET) two years ago and I am still currently only taking 75mg aspirin daily. Recently I had a CT scan and my spleen was found to be enlarged, around 19cm. This year has been awful and my health has taken a battering. A close eye is being kept on myself now by my consultant, but by god this fatigue is just terrible. My platelets were at 865 last bloods.
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Hi @Fleming97.
There have been so many posts about fatigue the last couple of weeks and each time I read one it just reminds me of how debilitating fatigue can be.
I’m glad you have a good medical team who are keeping an eye on you and I hope it helps sharing your experience on here. I know there will be other forum members feeling the same who can connect with you.
Nichola 
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Hi Nichola,
Thanks for your reply, I have now been put on iron meds for 8 weeks. My recent bloods showed that my iron levels were low. It’s really frustrating because my iron level never seems to stay stable, due to my Essential thrombocythemia (ET) I presume. I will be scanned again soon to look at my spleen and then it will be time to see my consultant again.
Best regards.
Chris
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