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@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?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Feb 3, 2024

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

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

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

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

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 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

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, 2025

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

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, 2025

Hi @cmercer50 So glad you jumped into the ET discussion. Being able to connect with other...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1448719/

Discussion: Is Essential Thrombocythemia a blood disease or cancer?

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Posted: Nov 28, 2025

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, 2025

Oh my - 12 BMB in 2 years! Wow. I am happy that you're experience with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/607951/

Discussion: Delayed pain after bone marrow biopsy??

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jun 9, 2021

Welcome, @lourdene. There are many members here living with essential thrombocythemia with JAK2. Specifically, I believe...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/788174/

Discussion: New to Pegasys for ET - advice please!

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 23, 2022

I’m extremely late to this as I’m sure that by now you’ve been either diagnosed or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1192993/

Discussion: What might this be? polycythemia vera, PCOS, lupus, something else?

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Posted: Dec 18, 2024

Thanks to katgob and janemc for your responses. I take the HU to lower my platelet...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1217203/

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

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Posted: Jan 20, 2025

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

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jul 1, 2025

Welcome @betherelynda and @arti4. I moved your recent posts about essential thrombocythemia and hydroxyurea to this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/729870/

Discussion: How do You Manage Side Effects Of Hydrea or Hydroxyurea for ET?

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Posted: Jul 23, 2022

I am 65 years old and seem to be a rare male here. Not surprising since...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1117080/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support

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Posted: Aug 3, 2024

Great to hear of someone doing well. Cheers. One thing I would say to consider, is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/771273/

Discussion: People living with ET and taking Hydrea: Anybody setting records?

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Posted: Nov 9, 2022