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Anyone with JAK2 mutation also dealing with aortic aneurysm?
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@brucker, as you prepare for surgery for brain aneurysm, you may also wish to join the discussions and follow this group:
- Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases Support Group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/cerebrovascular-diseases/
I can imagine that they monitored the brain aneurysm closely as you underwent treatment for a blood cancer. May I ask you what type of blood cancer you have/had? What treatments?
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@colleenyoung I have both, with the JAK2 being the cause of my Polycythemia Vera. I’m on hydroxyurea for this. I also had AFIB. Now resolved, but remaining on a blood thinner.
The aneurysm was diagnosed about 4 years ago. None of my Health Care Providers have ever mentioned a correlation between the two.
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Polycythemia Vera with JAK2 Mutation. So far I have had one round of chemo and I take 3 500 MG Hydroxyurea capsules a day. The doctors are happy with my last round of blood work.
I am scheduled for brain surgery this coming week.