my 87 yr old mom has been diagnosed with thrombocytosis and is taking 500 mg of hydrea for 10 days so far.  she is extremely weak and gets intestinal bloating during the day after eating. will these side effects subside as time goes by.  she is very depressed by this. her platelet count was 1284 but has dropped to 1230 within one week of taking hydrea. anything she can do to help these side effects decrease so she can have a better quality of life. 2 and a half years ago she had quadruple bypass surgery but recovered well from that.  thank you for any help you can offer.
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