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Welcome to Connect, @qbf This is one of those situations where it’s not good to speculate....

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Discussion: Polycythemia Vera - Help getting Diagnosis

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Feb 3, 2024

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doreensel @doreenseal- Just googled 1.) Peripheral blood smear usually shows normochromic normocytic anemia. Rouleaux formation is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/818442/

Discussion: Anemia found on bloodwork: When to see a hematologist?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Feb 27, 2023

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kto1452, I have had Polycythemia Vera since 2018. My hematology doctor told me I will be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783875/

Discussion: High Platelets

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 12, 2022

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Good Morning, So, back in March I had a bone marrow biopsy and aspiration done and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/231807/

Discussion: Polycythemia Vera: Just been diagnosed

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jul 31, 2020

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Thanks for comment. Joe has polycythemia vera (PV Platelets go high sometimes the red blood cells...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067692/

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

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: May 14, 2024

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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

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jun 10, 2025

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Hi @1pearl I am also in the US in VA, currently receiving treatment from a specialist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1216366/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocytosis symptoms

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jan 19, 2025

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Yes, just to reiterate what was said above, patients with ET should never donate blood or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1047370/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocytosis symptoms

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Apr 8, 2024

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Hello Pink Flamingo, I understand medical insurance companies are difficult to navigaye among other issues. If...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/836434/

Discussion: Blood Cancer - JAK2 - Autoimmune- Confusion

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Apr 2, 2023

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Is it possible to live with Polycythemia Vera (PV) without phlebotomies? Everyone's situation is different. All...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1235645/

Discussion: My mom has Polycythemia Vera: Can PV be managed without phlebotomies?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Feb 13, 2025