Hi Dena. I did and am still changing my diet. I’m working on trying to eat food higher in fibre with more veg and fruit. That has really been the most effective with dealing with any weight gain.

I read during the early days of my diagnosis, that polycythemia was classified as a cancer in 2008. So fairly recent but I think because they understand the mechanism of it better. What is cancer? The uncontrolled growth of a cell in a body part. What is an MPN? The uncontrolled growth of blood cells in our bone marrow. Sounds like cancer to me.

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Good morning my name is Dena I am knew to the site I was dxed with PV before thanksgiving 2025 and this blood cancer it’s a gene mutation that firms in the stem cells of the bone marrow it’s treatable not curable and can progress either way you slice it it’s CANCER I’m on here by for support band suggestions I have gained 20 lbs being on hydroxyurea and would like to know if anyone has anything that has helped them with this

That’s what I’m researching too. It’s crazy. Thank you for your reply. I produce to many. It’s still in the bone marrow.