Is a third mRNA recommended for ET patients on Hydrea and ASA in the US? Canada? Europe?
Diagnosed just in May 2020 with PV. All my counts, Hematcrit, WBC's & Platelets are in good range. Recently developed intermittently ringing in my ears. Anyone else have this & is there any treatment for it you've found?
My docs have asked a favor. I've posted on this forum that my doc gave me a very low dose of Ritalin to help with my brain fog, and it worked really well. In addition to the brain fog relief, it also eliminated that horrible bone pain in my legs. They would like to know if anyone else has tried Ritalin (Methylphenidate) and if they had similar results. They are curious if this is an "off label" bonus that other MPN patients may benefit from. I'm not passing any names on to them, just comments… read more
Did you know Pegasys and Graves disease are linked. In rare cases, Pegasys can cause Graves. Which means you have to constantly pull the TSH. Something your oncologist probably isn’t watching. Tell them to pull it! Do you have your ferritin pulled as well? Anemia can be a cause of MPN’s. We have to watch our iron as it’s a great indicator of autoimmune diseases…like cancer.
I have a friend in Canada that now has to take a thyroid pill because something is happening with her thyroid from MPN. I asked her if she ever heard of Graves Disease and she said she was going to… read more
I have PV, having fortnightly phlebotomy's and are taking 1000mg hydroxyurea daily. I have been taking HU for 3 weeks now, but my hematocrit levels are still at 61%. How long would you expect it to take to start decreasing your levels? I guess it is a bit of an open ended question, but what have others experienced out there, to give me an idea. Much appreciated.
It can take awhile. I was initially having phlebotomy every 2 weeks plus HU 500 mg daily. I could not tolerate higher doses of HU. It took about 3 months for hematocrit and hemoglobin to normalize.
My husband was diagnosed last Aug 2020 and we have seen his Oncologist once. Covid has thrown a wrench in this but when I asked him how often we should expect office visits he said he typically sees his PV patients once a year. I'm very uncomfortable with that.
Said that the blood work/labs show him what he needs.
I have ET, Cal Axion 9 Mutation (Calr). I have been on HU for over a year, my platelets have reached 1.5 million. (They have been at 1 million for over a year.) I am wondering about side effects. Thanks in advance!
I take Peginterferon as of two months ago. My platelets came down steadily each week and as of this week was 415 which is now in the normal range. I had headaches for about a month but after that I… read more
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