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Platelets are too high: What can be done to find root cause?

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Jul 10 1:35pm | Replies (50)
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@pattycake11

I am not sure. When I first went to the hematologist they drew 14 vials of blood. I go back in august I am going to ask my doctor if this was tested for I am sure they did. I think I remember reading about this un some of the result.

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laurasugargrove | @laurasugargrove | Jul 9 10:37am

I definitely would ask about this - and ask for this testing if not done. For me, it was the JAK2 plus blood counts that resulted in my initial ET diagnosis. I did have a BMB as well, but as my MD explained to me, this was to ensure I had ET and that I didn't have fibrosis that would mean MF (another type of MPN).

PS - 14 vials of blood! Wow! I have never had anywhere near that many. Usually just 1-2.

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