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@platlite7, I hope you saw the helpful post from @loribmt with info from the American Diabetes...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1111659/

Discussion: Type 1 diabetes and essential thrombocythemia: Anyone have both?

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Posted: Jul 25, 2024

Hello, carr62! Although it was written last year, I found this article helpful and comprehensive. This...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1339253/

Discussion: Question for 2025 and ET Patients

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Posted: Jul 1 4:57pm

I've seen lots of comments here about itchy, dry skin, and unfortunately I experience it too....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1203450/

Discussion: Anyone living with Essential Thrombocythemia with JAK2?

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Posted: Jan 4 6:12am

Essential thrombocythemia is an example of a myeloproliferative neoplasm. These are blood cancers that happen when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/918211/

Discussion: JAK2 Mutation - Effects and Questions

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Posted: Aug 24, 2023

Saw haematologist all good. I still have essential thrombocythemia. Tests show slight scaring of the bone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1206674/

Discussion: Starting 17th year with ET. What's ahead?

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Posted: Jan 8 10:08am

I saw the following comment and it may help you understand this condition further : "...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1102762/

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

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Posted: Jul 10, 2024

My platelets were 1094 when I was dx with Essential Thrombocythemia 4 or 5 months ago....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923136/

Discussion: Thrombocythemia and need neck surgery: Will surgery make it worse?

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Posted: Sep 2, 2023

Allow me to be the acronym buster (self-proclaimed :) MPN = Myeloproliferative neoplasms, a group of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/328563/

Discussion: JAK2 Mutation, Low Iron and High Platelet count

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Posted: Nov 29, 2020

I have essential thrombocythemia, with JAK2 gene. Diagnosed in 2022 after a emergency gall bladder operation....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1020141/

Discussion: Jak2 and Vitamin D3

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Posted: Feb 21, 2024

@scnana Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! Getting a double diagnosis is certainly not for the faint-hearted,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1009127/

Discussion: MGUS Symptoms: What symptoms did you experience?

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Posted: Feb 3, 2024

Thanks for the question. I was diagnosed with Thrombocytosis, Essential Thrombocythemia and JAK2 gene mutation over...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/328592/

Discussion: JAK2 Mutation, Low Iron and High Platelet count

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Posted: Feb 16, 2021

Welcome to Connect, @shellep16 As fellow member @eloise999 mentioned, an allogenic SCT (using donor cells) would...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1324156/

Discussion: Stem Cell Replacement

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Posted: Jun 10 9:17am

Hi @mtnlife, It’s wonderful news that there’s no sign of CML or other blood cancers. So...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786698/

Discussion: High Platelets

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Posted: Dec 19, 2022

Hi again. Thank you for the information. I called the mayo clinics, but not the finance...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/284521/

Discussion: Jak 2 and Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

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Posted: Dec 3, 2019

Triple Negative Essential Thrombocythemia hi all, I have seen my platelet counts going up over past...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/942512/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support

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Posted: Oct 5, 2023

In 2018 I was diagnosed with Polycythemia Vera (PV) which is a sister to your essential...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1219391/

Discussion: Any advice for taking Hydroxyurea when you're sick?

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Posted: Jan 23 5:49am

I have had Essential Thrombocythemia for over 8 years and been on Hydroxyurea (Hydrea) the whole...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/893493/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support

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Posted: Jul 10, 2023

Thank you so much. My next appointment is March 13. They have been giving me a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/808358/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia (ET) and viruses

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Posted: Feb 8, 2023

Sounds like Essential Thrombocythemia (ET) which is one of the MPN diseases. I was originally diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/328553/

Discussion: JAK2 Mutation, Low Iron and High Platelet count

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Posted: Nov 25, 2020

I have recently been diagnosed with Essential Thrombocythemia as I had slightly elevated platelets on routine...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1260307/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia (ET): foods, diet, nutrition?

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Posted: Mar 17 12:00pm

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