@apr931 Hi there! I wanted to chime in on your question regarding the number 32. I have no idea where that came from. As of your post that I am responding to, where your hemoglobin was 10.7 and hematocrit 33, both of those results are below normal. For a man and for a woman. Polycythemia vera diagnostic criteria includes one of which that is a highly elevated hemoglobin and hematocrit. Which you do not have. However, another diagnostic criteria for PV is the JAK2 mutation. I'm guessing your PV diagnosis was based solely on the JAK2 mutation, which would be inaccurate according to your hemoglobin & hematocrit levels. Throughout my extensive research into PV and myeloproliferative disorders in general, your particular results seem to point more towards essential thrombocythemia (ET), or primary myelofibrosis (PMF). Your low hemoglobin and hematocrit point away from PV. The diagnostic criteria for PV was recently-ish revised in 2016, and still your low hemoglobin/hematocrit levels point away from PV. Bless you & fight the good fight! Just trying to provide some (hopefully) helpful information. 🙂

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