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Pegasys and increasingly low haemoglobin count
Hi I’ve been on interferon for 5 years in total and pegasys for the last 2 or 3 years for my PV. I’ve been injecting 90mg weekly until July as both my platelets and haemoglobin have gradually been dropping. My frequency has therefore been changed to once every 2 weeks for the past month. Platelets
Hi I’ve been on interferon for 5 years in total and pegasys for the last 2 or 3 years for my PV. I’ve been injecting 90mg weekly until July as both my platelets and haemoglobin have gradually been dropping. My frequency has therefore been changed to once every 2 weeks for the past month. Platelets
PT99
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11 months ago
Açai powder
Açai Has anyone taken Açai powder for a supplement I have PV and take 90 micrograms of peg interferon a week and a blood thinner . It's know has the Açai berry but is technically a drupe not a berry . It suppose to be really good for blood cancers ? I just wanted to know before I start using
Açai Has anyone taken Açai powder for a supplement I have PV and take 90 micrograms of peg interferon a week and a blood thinner . It's know has the Açai berry but is technically a drupe not a berry . It suppose to be really good for blood cancers ? I just wanted to know before I start using
Blonde25
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11 months ago
MF, considering interferon treatment
Hello everyone I haven't posted for a while. All has been well, but my spleen is getting bigger now at 19.4cm. I am MF patient and 54. Working full time. I have been ok with it, but I am more aware of it and sometimes uncomfortable, or have to lie right (I feel it under my ribs, in my back), and I
Hello everyone I haven't posted for a while. All has been well, but my spleen is getting bigger now at 19.4cm. I am MF patient and 54. Working full time. I have been ok with it, but I am more aware of it and sometimes uncomfortable, or have to lie right (I feel it under my ribs, in my back), and I
Mrs_Average
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11 months ago
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Doctors opinion ….
I’ve seen the consultant this afternoon. I repeated I want a second opinion from Professor Harrison, he agreed, but said he’d never referred anyone to her and didn’t know what to do! Told him I had just emailed and asked about it, hopefully he will do the same. Anyway, after a month on peg interferon
I’ve seen the consultant this afternoon. I repeated I want a second opinion from Professor Harrison, he agreed, but said he’d never referred anyone to her and didn’t know what to do! Told him I had just emailed and asked about it, hopefully he will do the same. Anyway, after a month on peg interferon
lizzziep
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11 months ago
stinging under the skin with PV
for some reason I am suffering with horrible stinging.. not itching with PV. Lately it’s been practically all day long and it’s unbearable. I do take anti histamines but lately they aren’t helping. I also take hot bats which give temporary relief. Wondering if the Peg Interferon is making it worse suddenly
for some reason I am suffering with horrible stinging.. not itching with PV. Lately it’s been practically all day long and it’s unbearable. I do take anti histamines but lately they aren’t helping. I also take hot bats which give temporary relief. Wondering if the Peg Interferon is making it worse suddenly
Airslie
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11 months ago
What to do ….
Warning - long post! I’m not sure what I’m really asking here, or if I’m just looking for a sounding board. At my appointment last month my haematologist told me my ET had now changed to MF, after a bmb and NSG testing. He also said I had markers for high risk for leukaemia. I didn’t ask what the markers
Warning - long post! I’m not sure what I’m really asking here, or if I’m just looking for a sounding board. At my appointment last month my haematologist told me my ET had now changed to MF, after a bmb and NSG testing. He also said I had markers for high risk for leukaemia. I didn’t ask what the markers
lizzziep
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11 months ago
Ability to work
Hi all, I am new to this forum. I am 39. I have been diagnosed with ET with JAK2 at the age of 27 and have been on aspirin since. Unfortunately, my platelet count went up to 1100 this year and my hemacritis increased as well. I did blood mass test in the spring and it was confirmed that I have PV.
Hi all, I am new to this forum. I am 39. I have been diagnosed with ET with JAK2 at the age of 27 and have been on aspirin since. Unfortunately, my platelet count went up to 1100 this year and my hemacritis increased as well. I did blood mass test in the spring and it was confirmed that I have PV.
JustKeepSw1mming
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11 months ago
paraesthesia with Peg
Hi there, Has anyone else experienced increasing paraesthesia /numbness in their hands and feet whilst taking Peg interferon ? Did these symptoms resolve or increase over time for you? I was taking 45 fortnightly for 15months,which kept the haematocrit very stable I came off the peg 5 months ago due
Hi there, Has anyone else experienced increasing paraesthesia /numbness in their hands and feet whilst taking Peg interferon ? Did these symptoms resolve or increase over time for you? I was taking 45 fortnightly for 15months,which kept the haematocrit very stable I came off the peg 5 months ago due
Bobadog
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1 year ago
Risks of Pegasus?
I'm 79, with ET and JAK2. At present I take 500mg Hydroxy and 4×0.5 Anagrelide daily. My platelet count is 660 and slowly rising. I asked my consultant about changing to Pegasys but she said that interferons are not advised for the over-60s. Is this right? Why would my age make any difference? And will
I'm 79, with ET and JAK2. At present I take 500mg Hydroxy and 4×0.5 Anagrelide daily. My platelet count is 660 and slowly rising. I asked my consultant about changing to Pegasys but she said that interferons are not advised for the over-60s. Is this right? Why would my age make any difference? And will
Sivasi
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1 year ago
Has anyone on Pegasus interferon had eye retina problems?
Well that’s my question. I keep wondering if Pegasus interferon would be a better medication for me rather than 9 hydroxycarbemide tablets per week for ET but now I’m worried about possible eye problems. Has anyone had retina problems on this drug? When a MPN specialist advises about interferon do they
Well that’s my question. I keep wondering if Pegasus interferon would be a better medication for me rather than 9 hydroxycarbemide tablets per week for ET but now I’m worried about possible eye problems. Has anyone had retina problems on this drug? When a MPN specialist advises about interferon do they
Na56
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1 year ago
Interferon Consideration Update
hi all, I wanted to provide an update on the ongoing discussions I’ve been having with the consultants at Guys regarding the consideration of me starting Interferon as a youngish 41yr old low risk PV patient.. I’ve had a couple of consultations now spanning the last 3 months and discussed the potential
hi all, I wanted to provide an update on the ongoing discussions I’ve been having with the consultants at Guys regarding the consideration of me starting Interferon as a youngish 41yr old low risk PV patient.. I’ve had a couple of consultations now spanning the last 3 months and discussed the potential
Steve_Essex
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1 year ago
Good news on mutant allele reduction on Jakafi.
Hopetohelp's post about mutant allele % prompted me to share some good news. I was diagnosed with PV and JAK2 V617F in July 2021 after a heart attack caused by a blocked artery. At that point my mutant allele frequency was 60%. I started on hydroxyurea, but as it did nothing to relieve my severe itching
Hopetohelp's post about mutant allele % prompted me to share some good news. I was diagnosed with PV and JAK2 V617F in July 2021 after a heart attack caused by a blocked artery. At that point my mutant allele frequency was 60%. I started on hydroxyurea, but as it did nothing to relieve my severe itching
Sewingtime
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1 year ago
High Risk?
I’ve seen the consultant today, all the NSG results are now back. He said they showed I was definitely transforming to MF, also that some markers showed I was in the high risk group for transforming to Leukaemia. I found that very scary. He said it would probably be a few years but that I would be monitored
I’ve seen the consultant today, all the NSG results are now back. He said they showed I was definitely transforming to MF, also that some markers showed I was in the high risk group for transforming to Leukaemia. I found that very scary. He said it would probably be a few years but that I would be monitored
lizzziep
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1 year ago
Quarterly follow up - switching to interferon
hello all went to my quarterly check up today after being on HU for 3-4 months and the results were less than what we’d hoped for. My platelets came down but have stalled out around the 8-900K mark. I was given the choice of upping the HU to 3x500mg a day or starting interferon. My hematologist
hello all went to my quarterly check up today after being on HU for 3-4 months and the results were less than what we’d hoped for. My platelets came down but have stalled out around the 8-900K mark. I was given the choice of upping the HU to 3x500mg a day or starting interferon. My hematologist
dbus1417
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1 year ago
Is peg interferon always slow to reduce platelet count?
Morning everyone , I wondered if anyone has experienced a slow journey in platelet reduction on peg interferon alpha like me….. I’m 56, fit and healthy with an active lifestyle. I have ET triple negative and take aspirin daily, diagnosed in April 2020. From Jan 2023 to date my platelet count has only
Morning everyone , I wondered if anyone has experienced a slow journey in platelet reduction on peg interferon alpha like me….. I’m 56, fit and healthy with an active lifestyle. I have ET triple negative and take aspirin daily, diagnosed in April 2020. From Jan 2023 to date my platelet count has only
Maxamber
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1 year ago
Surgery with an MPN ...XXX
I just wanted to write this post to help reassure any of you that may need surgery. I've had other health problems for quite some time now, and really needed a hysterectomy...the gynae surgeons were wary, due to my extra weight and my PV diagnosis. I was told in May that they thought I was too complex
I just wanted to write this post to help reassure any of you that may need surgery. I've had other health problems for quite some time now, and really needed a hysterectomy...the gynae surgeons were wary, due to my extra weight and my PV diagnosis. I was told in May that they thought I was too complex
RCBr
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1 year ago
Ruxalitinib and Peg interferon
AS previously mentioned my husband {He has PV and MPN} has for the past 6 years been on Ruxolitinib . He has now been advised that owing to quite a few skin cancers the last one being Squamous skin cancer with extensive scalp debridement. All in all in past 3 years he has had approx 7/8 basil cell
AS previously mentioned my husband {He has PV and MPN} has for the past 6 years been on Ruxolitinib . He has now been advised that owing to quite a few skin cancers the last one being Squamous skin cancer with extensive scalp debridement. All in all in past 3 years he has had approx 7/8 basil cell
waddles22
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1 year ago
Besremi after a year
This past week, I received the results of a bone marrow biopsy after being on Besremi for 12 months to treat PV (diagnosed 16 years prior to interferon treatment). I was very anxious about the results, because the bone marrow biopsy I got 2.5 months before starting Besremi showed more than minimal fibrosis
This past week, I received the results of a bone marrow biopsy after being on Besremi for 12 months to treat PV (diagnosed 16 years prior to interferon treatment). I was very anxious about the results, because the bone marrow biopsy I got 2.5 months before starting Besremi showed more than minimal fibrosis
GardNerd
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1 year ago
Treatment-free remission as a new goal for patients with PV
« Treatment-free remission Patients are considered to be in treatment-free remission when therapy is discontinued and the following occur: Complete hematologic response Deep molecular response Reversion of bone marrow picture Absence of vascular events and disease evolution No treatment restart
« Treatment-free remission Patients are considered to be in treatment-free remission when therapy is discontinued and the following occur: Complete hematologic response Deep molecular response Reversion of bone marrow picture Absence of vascular events and disease evolution No treatment restart
Manouche
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1 year ago
Besremi and thyroid
just seeing if anyone developed hypothyroidism after starting interferon. I know this can happen and can be a common occurrence with alpha or even beta interferon. I have no symptoms but they found it on my labs. My pcp just started thyroid replacement as this is pretty easy to manage once you get
just seeing if anyone developed hypothyroidism after starting interferon. I know this can happen and can be a common occurrence with alpha or even beta interferon. I have no symptoms but they found it on my labs. My pcp just started thyroid replacement as this is pretty easy to manage once you get
KLCTJC
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1 year ago
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