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Polycythemia Vera Vs Polycythemia

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Dr. Deepak Sundriyal MD

Have polycythemia vera. Changed from Hydroxyurea to jakafi. Jakafi affects leptin and causes weight gain somehow by no srnsing satiety. I am now 150lbs. Is semaglutide safe if you have polycythemia... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Sundriyal ( Oncologist)
Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

[My nurse practioner said she thinks I have p vera ! Is this fatal if treated ? I've always had quirky blood test . I high ANA false positive lupus test false positive syphllis test ect. Coud this be another quirky blood.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr.         Muhammad Hanif MD

My grandson is 24 and has autism . learning disabilities, epilepsy not sure if these have any relation to my daughters MND Over the last 3/4 years he has been diagnosed with polycythemia and frequently ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Hanif ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Monish De MD

I am suffering from Polycythemia Vera. doctors I met suggested a small dose of asprin as a blood thinner and blood donation post blood test every 15 days if Hemoglobin goes above 17. usually on every ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Monish De ( Oncologist)
Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai MD

polycythemia and diabetes. How does PV affect blood sugar levels. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai ( Endocrinologist)

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Dr. Prakash Kumar Gupta MD

How dangerous is polycythemia vera? My husband has been diagnosed, he is 62, previous heart attack , easily fatigued, etc. From my reading I find it is everything from manageable to fatal. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prakash Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Hardik Sanghvi MD

[Hi. My mother is 60, 1.60m and 80 Kg. She has a diagnosis of polycytemia vera. When we discovered she had big values of hematic cells, platelets and leukocytes. At the hospital in Romania they took out 8 bags of blood in... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Sanghvi ( Hematologist)
Dr. Arun MD

I ve had sleep apnea for approximately 8 years now. I also have polycythemia vera which started ... I haven t had to get any phlebotomies. I m now thinking that my polycythemia vera was because... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Munish Sood MD

I am 63 and have Dercums Disease, Polycythemia Vera, Aspergillus Fumigatus, Hereditary Angioedema, leaking heart valve, RLS, COPD, Diebetes, Emphysema and have had Histoplasmosis twice. Can some of these ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Munish Sood ( Ayurveda Specialist)
Dr. Pankaj Malhan MD

was diagnosed with Polycythemia Vera. Is it possible there maybe a generic thing here? The health ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pankaj Malhan ( Internal Medicine Specialist)