I have PV JAK 2 positive. My numbers have not gotten too high. I get pins and needles itching and and I’m tired. At work I have issues with instant recall of new laws and procedures.
Thank you Tta, this list of symptoms really helps.
🌟Anyone familiar with this
Says it’s a revolutionary specialized treatment for chronic infections, cancer, blood disorders, vitality, longevity, etc.
Apparently, many ppl do this worldwide for multiple reasons.
Reports say no known reported side effects and safe for all ages.
🌟I’m quoted it’s about $8,000 total, told the stem cells last for your life and they’re from umbilical cord blood with NO DNA from healthy babies and mothers
Said they’re tested to be safe and thankfully non- Covid… read more
Tatiana, I was only sharing my single person experience. I'll add, I was quite sick when I had Covid.
The trial for immunity measured 52 different 'proteins', antibodies related to sars covib2..And… read more
My new oncologist is sending me back to my cardiologist because he is worried about one of the prescriptions I take that is a calcium channel blocker. My PCP prescribed it. Oncologist wants it… read more
Hi All,
I am a 62 y/o law student. Over the last nine months or so, ever since my polycythemia diagnosis, I have noticed trouble recognizing, remembering, and naming other law students on my campus. These are people I feel I should know. I wonder whether my blood-sludge is decreasing oxygen transport to my brain. I worry that this problem will get worse and affect my capacity for critical analytical thinking.
Online reading has not indicated polycythemia as a reason for such memory trouble… read more
Wellbutrin is prescribed for depression and smoking cessation, but it is also used off-label for ADD/ADHD. So I take a small amount to fight the brain fog. It is working! It also helps fight my… read more
Diagnosed ET, JAK2, PLT966 WBC11.6, hematocrit 44.9. These are all trending up each lab.
I am 44 and considered low risk as i have never had a stroke but i do have symptoms including mild pain in left side, some tingling in my arms and feet on occasion, headaches, occasional blurred vision more than usual, night sweats, tinnutis, fatigue and very mild fibrosis in the bones. I wonder if my ET is becoming PV too with my numbers.
If you don’t have a MPN specialist, I would try to find one. They are the experts on MPN and they wouldn’t be able to tell you if you are progressing to PV
Many of us myself included have said we noticed changes in our bodies and self and symptoms long before we were actually diagnosed.
This bothers me bc I want and need to know, as do we all.
It’s wrong to go by the date we were diagnosed.
Anyone? Thoughts?🤔
Depending on the type of mutation you have, you can sometimes distinguish between inherited and spontaneous, as well as using VAF % between different testings (it is good to repeat the genetic testing… read more
I found out I have hypothyroidism, I had a hysterectomy in November. It is not as bad as last year, but continues to happen. Was hoping someone can provide some guideance.
Regarding thyroid: I've been treated for Hashimoto's thyroiditis for 40 years. 100 mcg of Synthroid has kept my thyroid level normal, ever since the correct dosage was found. Also: Does… read more
I am hoping someone can help. I am 37 years old, and had a bone biopsy a few months ago to see if a vertebral lesion was malignant. It came back negative for a metastasis, but showed myelofibrosis. I was referred to a hem/onc who does not think it's an MPN because of my age. I just did 23 and me DNA testing, and it came back positive for the JAK2 mutation. The hem/onc now wants to do a bone marrow biopsy, but I don't think it's necessary as I have all of the diagnostic criteria for Primary… read more
I was told by an MPN specialist that they can see everything they need to from a tube of blood. A biopsy confirms what they suspect from labs. Confirming gives them a better idea of what they're… read more
Hello all, let's starts by saying how grateful I am for this group. I enjoy knowing I can go here and ask questions with overwhelming and writing my own family. You all are my MPN family.🥰 So I am 47 and I am a teacher, and the teachers Union President and the head of the World language department and a mom of 2 and I'm getting older. So everyone understands that by itself is stressful. My question is, how do I know if what I'm experiencing is a new symptom or just life, I'm guessing I go with… read more
Dear Janice,
As long as you understand that that is just your opinion and your beliefs, and not what science says, that is fine.
People do function on their beliefs, but it is ethical not to give… read more
Has anyone seen any interesting definitions of what causes MPN-related fatigue? I would like to learn more about it, not just hear experts say that it exists without saying anything about why. 😇
Hi, Erik. Fatigue has been my number one symptom. I push myself to stay active meaning keeping my behind off the lounge chair. I try to eat healthy. I take a cannabis nighttime edible candy (it is… read more