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To eetap, 1) The JAK2 mutation is typically found either after a clotting event or routine...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/719531/

Discussion: JAK2 Mutation - Effects and Questions

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jun 21, 2022

You must have so many questions! You might want to use the search bar at the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1244801/

Discussion: Like to know more. Just told I have Triple Negative MPN.

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Feb 24, 2025

@1pearl, I found another member diagnosed with MF with the CALR mutation and have put the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1256632/

Discussion: Anyone want to talk about Myelofibrosis?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Mar 12, 2025

Hi, I just read your post and am sorry that you are having a tough time...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/820895/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Mar 4, 2023

Hi @sharonm2023. Welcome to Connect. I promise you won’t be alone here! There are quite a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1209751/

Discussion: What are treatments for myelofibrosis?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jan 12, 2025

Hi @mirakrye Well, that’s a heckuva way to ring in the new year with a change...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1479514/

Discussion: Are there support groups for Myelofibrosis?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jan 11 10:03am

Hello @cherilynb Feeling that your doctors are dismissive is one of the most frustrating things. Especially...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/845127/

Discussion: Thrombocythemia - GP can’t find the cause

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Apr 18, 2023

Hi @arti4 I read over another discussion you started regarding Hydroxyurea for ET, and see that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/728880/

Discussion: Jak2 positive, biopsy next: Does it mean I have blood cancer?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jul 20, 2022

Good morning, @onthejoedock. When there is a mutation with the JAK2 gene, it can interfere with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1009921/

Discussion: How bad is a diagnosis of Polycythemia Vera? What to expect?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Feb 5, 2024

According to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and by the opinion of most doctors in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1263596/

Discussion: Is Essential Thrombocythemia a blood disease or cancer?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Mar 21, 2025

I was originally misdiagnosed with Essential Thrombocythemia in 2018 by a hematologist at the VA Hospital...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/328598/

Discussion: JAK2 Mutation, Low Iron and High Platelet count

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Mar 23, 2021

Hello Tessa, my brother was diagnosed with ET (Essential Thrombocythemia) at the end of 2011. He...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/57927/

Discussion: Essential thrombocythemia: Interested in connecting with others

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Feb 20, 2012

Good Morning Tessa. I set up a google alert for Essential Thrombocythemia because of the rarity...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/57922/

Discussion: Essential thrombocythemia: Interested in connecting with others

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Nov 13, 2011

Hello Colleen, Thank you for your reply. Looking forward to msg someone who has used this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/969263/

Discussion: VonJo (pacritinib) effects

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Nov 22, 2023

Hi Wiggins32....My nurse practitioner was the person who found the causative factor of my high platelet...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/782402/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 8, 2022

Welcome to Connect, Jean! As you’ve discovered, there are a number of members in the forum...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1039680/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Mar 24, 2024

@dragonflylynda Oh, i’m sorry, I must have mis-read a reply…nothing wrong with my brain! LOL Well,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1464788/

Discussion: Is Essential Thrombocythemia a blood disease or cancer?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 20, 2025

Hi Linda. Hydroxyurea is a standard first line treatment for some blood conditions such as ET....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1146907/

Discussion: Need help newly diagnosed with a high platelet count and the JAK2 gene

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Sep 24, 2024

I'm sorry to hear about the joint pain and leg aches you're experiencing while managing essential...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1459176/

Discussion: How long will Fosomax stay in my bones after quitting?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 12, 2025

Hey dunewalker, I did the bone marrow biopsy last week at Mayo and went over results...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1293666/

Discussion: What are most common side effects when starting HU (Hydroxyurea)?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Apr 30, 2025