Polycythemia Vera Diagnosis

[@daniellatimer1876]

I was just diagnosed with polycythemia vera 3 years ago, and had to get phlebotomies done every 2 weeks for about 6 months until the doctor told me that I was finished. I went to the American Red Cross to give blood 3 days ago after my oldest sister passed away from brain cancer 2.5 weeks ago, also to get my blood counts lowered. They told me about polycythemia being a cancer of the blood, and that I could never donate again. My doctor had told me a few years ago that he didn't want me to have a blood clot, but not about donating blood.

[@robertshrewsbury4241]

I have polycythemia and my g/dl count goes up to in the 50's and then I get a phlebotomy and some blood gets drained out. Then finally I ate iron absorption foods and that reduced my iron count some, but it took a while, finally I took diluted Oxalic-acid which reduced my iron ten g/dl 's in four days. I sure feel a lot better now and the polycythemia symptoms left, but I still keep it monitored for caution and safety. I don't recommend this treatment to anyone, but I would think that this is an area that needs to be researched by professional medical personnel. Oxalic-acid is an iron scavenger and foods containing Oxalic-acid reduce iron in the blood.

[@FlipMacz]

Hello, can I ask you a couple questions?

[@fannyalbi9040]

how diluted?

[@dushimeabelabel9225]

Well i have been diagonised with this same condition and i didn’t know how serious until now, i am always fatigued, often experience shortness of breath, redness of eyes among many other things, i’ve had phlebotomy done only a few times done over the last 5 years, well any recommendations of the treatment would be highly appreciated

[@aishaaisha7932]

Mu RBC 5.91 hematocrit 44.6 hb 14 is it normal?? Plz tell