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fevers from ET or HU
I have had ET JAK2 pos x 2 yr plts around 500 taking 2 baby asa daily. My Plts jumped to 702 and I was...
Last active: Dec 22, 2024
Anyone experienced Bone Marrow Transplant with TP53 mutation?
After 10 healthy years, living with Essential Thrombocythemia w/JAK2 mutation and taking Hydroxyurea, my blood disease has transitioned into Myelofibrosis. I'm now taking Jakafi for...
Last active: Aug 7 10:21am
Does Hydroxyurea affect kidney function?
I am 79 with a one year diagnosis of ET JAK2. My platelets were slowly rising for several years before diagnosis and my kidney function...
Last active: May 26, 2023
GI issues after 7 months on Hydroxyurea - What’s next?
My 76-year-old mother (ET, JAK2+) has been on Hydroxyurea (500mg, 3x weekly) for 7 months without prior GI issues. Recently, after resuming this dose following...
Last active: Feb 12 10:21am
Polycythemia Vera and low iron
I was diagnosed with POLYCYTHEMIA VERA in 2017 at age 57 and shortly thereafter with RA (I am on Rinvoq for RA). I was and...
Last active: Jun 8 12:31pm
Is ear pain a side effect of being on Hydroxyurea?
I am 73, female and am taking 3 days of HU weekly (500mg). My platelets have come down from 1200 in March to 350 range...
Last active: Sep 22 8:48am
Polycythemia & Bone marrow Disorders screening
‏hello everyone good morning And it’s great to talk to you.At the beginning of 2022, I began to feel terrible pain in my stomach. I...
Last active: Apr 29, 2024
Hydroxyurea side effects lessen over time?
Hello, I’m 56 and was recently diagnosed with PV, Jak2 positive. I was lucky to catch it at the beginning stages from an annual lab...
Last active: Mar 31, 2023
Abnormal bloodwork for years
I’m actually waiting to see if Mayo Clinic will accept my case, but I wonder if anyone else out there is dealing with or has...
Last active: Oct 17 10:28am
Worried about slightly elevated platelet count
My platelets have been at the high end of normal (394 to 399) since 2016. A few weeks ago, they were 401. The doctor retested...
Last active: Oct 4, 2023
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET): foods, diet, nutrition?
Hello, My name is Isabelle, I’m 55 and I was diagnosed a month ago with Essential Thrombocythemia, JAK2 mutation. I’m waiting on my bone marrow...
Last active: Jun 4 6:50pm
How did you make the final decision to begin HU protocol for ET?
Hi, I continue to research and learn from others with ET. I am 57, and diagnosed this past year. Jak2 positive, ET. I may have...
Last active: Jan 22, 2023
Does anyone have information on PV with a low hemoglobin/ red count
A year and a half ago, I presented a hemoglobin of 7g with no evidence of bleeding in upper or lower GI as per scans....
Last active: Jun 24, 2023
Spleen involvement in ET
Hello, I am wondering what the symptoms are of beginning spleen involvement in ET. I was dx'd with ET in 2013 . My Internal Medicine...
Last active: Mar 18, 2021
Medicines for reducing fibrosis in polycythemia vera patients
I am a PV patient, currently age 50, JAK2 verified, producing a tremendous amount of red blood cells (started treatments at a 72% Htc). Besides...
Last active: Dec 16, 2024
Essential Thrombocythemia, anemia and Celiac Disease, the Trifecta
I learned I had ET through a routine blood test during my annual Medicare checkup last fall. Since then I have found I have the...
Last active: Mar 25, 2023
Is my treatment a bit aggressive?
Hello, I have just been diagnosed with MPN with JAK2 mutation and negative for the other BCR/ABL 1 mutations. Platelets are 639 on 4/22/24. Everything...
Last active: Jun 15, 2024
What might this be? polycythemia vera, PCOS, lupus, something else?
Polycythemia with all negative results???????? I am a 29 year old female and have been feeling not myself for almost 2 years now. Below I...
Last active: Dec 18, 2024
Are the symptoms in my head? Polycythemia Vera + Mastocytosis (age-23)
Hello, am I crazy? I'm a 23-year-old biological female with a complex medical history. I'm going to list my pre-existing conditions, before I started hematological...
Last active: Dec 27, 2024
VonJo (pacritinib) effects
Has anyone taken Vonjo (pacritinib) a JAK 2 Inhibitor? If so what were the effects and how long were you able to take the medication?...
Last active: Jan 28, 2024