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I Am Puzzled And Worried That My Haemoglobin And Platelets Keep Dropping Whilst I Am On Jakafi Medication.
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I have been diagnosed in the last 5 months with Primary Myelofibrosis. Prior to that i have had thrombocytopenia.

posted April 13
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A myMPNteam Member

One of the problems with Jakavi is it makes you anaemic To the stage you could become transfusion dependant Try and finds clinical trial in your area

posted April 20
A myMPNteam Member

Iam on Jakafi because my platelets were too high, that’s what the medication is for

posted April 13

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