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JAK2 Mutation - Effects and Questions
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Dec 18, 2023 | Replies (273)Comment receiving replies
Look online for facts about high platelets (ET). The doctors use this general rule of thumb: patients under 60 (& "low risk," meaning not other problems or malfunctions), take 1 aspirin. Over 60 (& if scores are high consistently, & esp. if you have other issues) need more meds. I take 500 mg Hydroxyurea daily (was 5 days for first 2 years), exercise, sleep more than I used to!), eat well, and focus on wellness. I am 67 and get more tired but that's probably age too:-) Not sure now if I should travel this April with coronavirus and a stop in London & JFK airports....but there are cases here on West Coast too....
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I assume that all if us who have blood cancers have immune deficiencies so traveling to any area that has active outbreaks of the coronavirus isn't a good idea. As I understand it, older people with underlying health issues are the people who are most likely to succumb to the coronavirus or the Type B flu if not inoculated. Of course traveling on a plane places you in close quarters with other passengers and increases the likelihood if exposure to all kinds of nasty things. We're scheduled to go to Northern Italy in late June. Not sure if that trip will be canceled but it doesn't look good at the moment.