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I have just phoned the doctor's surgery to get my blood test. The frequency of migraines has decreased - I had one yesterday and that was the first one in two weeks. (Compare this with 15 in one month, sometimes two a day last month.) That said, my platelets have increased a little - this time it is up to 498. I know this is not high but it is concerning me that my platelets seem to have increased a little bit each time this blood test is repeated - just a few points each time. It has been repeated about three times in the last two months.

I notice that I seem to have indigestion quite a lot - even with exercise I get that horrible acidic burning just below my rib cage. Sometimes I get it on the righthand side under my shoulder blade or into my arm pit. I was disappointed not to be able to enjoy my glass of red wine the other night because it burnt the whole way down!

Other than that and a bit of tiredness I am feeling healthy and well, well enough to do a mild workout at the gym and go about my every day life. I would just like to get to the bottome of what is causing this.

Is there anything I can do to bring my platelets down myself? If I can bring my cholesterol down by diet and exercise, can I do the same for my platelets?

Thanks for all your time!