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Hi @rjohn3702, Polycythemia Vera is a very slowly developing blood cancer where your body produces too...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/840257/

Discussion: Hematocrit Continues to Drop After Stopping Hydroxyurea

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Apr 9, 2023

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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?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Feb 5 9:03am

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@ettap you have a lot of reasonable questions. I'm not a doctor. I just have Jak2...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/919110/

Discussion: JAK2 Mutation - Effects and Questions

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Aug 26, 2023

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After three Phlebotomies, I went from 720 down to 410 on platelets and 50 down to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1171914/

Discussion: How long before side effects from Hydrea start?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Nov 11 3:48pm

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Greetings, @papa6275 I have Polycythemia vera. After a couple of years, I no longer tolerated Hydroxyurea....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/914653/

Discussion: Has anyone had experience with Jakafi?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Aug 17, 2023

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@misty45, Thank you for replying and telling me your story. Having a positive JAK2 result, I'm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/194261/

Discussion: JAK2 Mutation - Effects and Questions

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Apr 20, 2018

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Hi @bohobruja Welcome to Mayo Connect. The National Institute of Health defines chronic myeloproliferative disorders as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786594/

Discussion: Does anyone else have more than one myeloproliferative disorder?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 19, 2022

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My hematologist submitted blood at a lab for 5 genetic tests after I suffered my 2nd...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/194258/

Discussion: JAK2 Mutation - Effects and Questions

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Mar 30, 2018

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Hi Sammy, Well, there are two types of polycythemia: polycythemia vera and just plain old polycythemia....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/837835/

Discussion: Polycythemia Vera: Just been diagnosed

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Apr 5, 2023

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Hello, I am currently looking for research for my mother and our family. She was diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/231803/

Discussion: Polycythemia Vera: Just been diagnosed

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Mar 8, 2020