Saz,
Welcome! Glad you found us! My elevated platelets were found when pre-op testing was done for a hysterectomy in 2003. I found out later that my platelets were in the upper 600,000 range when my gastroenterologist did blood work in 1999. Anyway, I did not know about my elevated platelets until after my hysterectomy was performed and a hematologist visited me in the hospital. I'm sure he was consulted during and after the surgery. I did not have any complications due to ET. That was the beginning of a long, on-going relationship with this hematologist. I've been seeing him for going on 6 years now -- currently every other month for blood work.

Best wishes to you.

Sharon
Georgia, USA
JAK2 positive
56 years old
Latest platelet count: 891,000
Not on medication for ET, but do take several nutritional supplements