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Primary Vs Secondary Polycythemia

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Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

34.5 rdw 13 platelets 361. Doctor believes I have polycythemia . Been suffering from severe joint pain , fatigue, itchy, parts of my skin burn. Is this primary or secondary polycythemia. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
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 vera? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Sundriyal ( Oncologist)
Dr. Hardik Sanghvi MD

I have polycythemia (diagnosed March 2015) and my cholesterol has shot up to 292 from 200 last ... mutation , so the feeling is the Humira is causing the polycythemia. Question: is there any correlation ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Sanghvi ( Hematologist)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

can drinking guinness over the years cause Polycythemia? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Hematologist)
Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

do you know of an homeopathic treatment for polycythemia? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. KHYATI SEGAN MD

My Aunt has polycythemia secondary (non-vera) I m trying to help her find out more information about it. The doctor s don t seem to know much of what causes it. She is having a pint of blood drawn ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. KHYATI SEGAN ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Hardik Sanghvi MD

i have probable secondary polycythemia caused by smoking habit, i have high hematocrite, and haemoglobin, but still low platelets eventhough it s already in 7th day of dengue infection with also positive ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Sanghvi ( Hematologist)
Dr. Rahul Kumar MD

I have had secondary polycythemia for 2years I noticed a lump on the back of my neck was told it ... with polycythemia? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan MD

If I have secondary Polycythemia, cronic sleep apnea, can that effect your heart? My sister is having open heart surgery for hypotrophic cardiomyopathy and her Dr said it is genetic. I had a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Samiron Roy MD

Hi Dr. Grief. I m a 32 yr old woman, with an unknown cause of Secondary Polycythemia . For the past couple months, I ve noticed a swollen lymph node behind my left ear, and a really big bump on the left ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Samiron Roy ( ENT Specialist)