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Does it make a difference whether a blood test or bone marrow biopsy was done? I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/877565/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jun 13, 2023

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Hello, I have a few questions, recently, I was diagnosed with Jak2. Unlikely but still fairly...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/810851/

Discussion: JAK2 Mutation - Effects and Questions

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Feb 13, 2023

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She decided to put me on an iron supplement and do a JAK2 test to figure...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/298975/

Discussion: High WBC and platelet count

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Mar 17, 2020

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JAK2 is the mutation that causes myeloproliferative neoplasms (cancers) like ET, PV, and MF. A small...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/989167/

Discussion: ET, Polycythemia, Jax2: Is this a blood cancer?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 31, 2023

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I’m pretty much the same as jackiecarry above. I’m 71 and had a JAK2 positive reading...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1141239/

Discussion: Jak2 positive, biopsy next: Does it mean I have blood cancer?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Sep 14, 2024

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I wonder what stats are for ET Jak2, if taking HU+baby aspirin, and still get a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1089089/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Jun 18, 2024

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Torcia, stress does not elevate your platelets...did you have the JAK2 test yet? It is the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/941830/

Discussion: Worried about slightly elevated platelet count

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Oct 4, 2023

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Normal platelets are 150 to 450 per LabCorp. Also, your other counts are normal. I would...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/942814/

Discussion: Pros and Cons of JAK2 testing

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Oct 6, 2023

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I was asymptomatic with high platelets for 10 years with no treatment. Just monitored platelet counts....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/846848/

Discussion: Essential Thrombocythemia: Looking for information and support

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Apr 21, 2023

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Hi Karen, I am unfamiliar with TET2 mutation. I have ET JAK2. I live in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783703/

Discussion: High Platelets

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 11, 2022