Polycythemia Vera: Signs and Symptoms

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  • čas přidán 19. 12. 2016
  • Brady Stein, MD of Northwestern University discusses the pathophysiology and common symptoms of polycythemia vera.
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Komentáře • 68

  • @samaelmartinus3273
    @samaelmartinus3273 Před rokem +6

    16.9 hgb but docs say it's fine but I had all the symptoms . I hope they're not fooling with me smh.
    In and out the hospital weekly cause of episodes of sweaty, fatigue, tachycardia, hypertension, blurry vision.
    Through anxiety at me like they always do when they're too lazy to investigate. Ended up being pre diabetic and once I changed that all the episodes subsided big time. Hgb even went to 15.8 .hope I'm better. Still carry 81 aspirin just in case. Smh

  • @FlipMacz
    @FlipMacz Před 3 lety

    Wow...he is amazing. Really appreciate this.

  • @reecebell5978
    @reecebell5978 Před 3 lety +7

    I was diagnosed through routine blood tests from my GP. I am so thankful she picked it up and sent me to a specialist!

    • @aphysique
      @aphysique Před 3 lety +1

      What are they doing for you?

    • @usneod9329
      @usneod9329 Před 3 lety

      Yes what r they doing please ?

    • @fannyalbi9040
      @fannyalbi9040 Před 2 lety +1

      do u hungry for sugar? i do. especially early morning, especially tired

    • @venomx4093
      @venomx4093 Před 2 měsíci

      What was in your blood test that alerted your doctor?

    • @reecebell5978
      @reecebell5978 Před 2 měsíci

      @@venomx4093 she was continually checking liver functions. When they never gave a stable result she suspected I would test positive for the JAK2 blood mutation test which I did!

  • @panteriez
    @panteriez Před rokem +1

    i think i have this, but i dont know if i should be scared or not tho...

  • @robertshrewsbury2891
    @robertshrewsbury2891 Před 3 lety +7

    I had Polycythemia and had to get a phlebotomy about once a month, because my Hemoglobin was around 55 g/dl and my Doctor ordered it.
    Finally I wondered about people with Anemia that were short of red-blood-cells analogously like an opposite to Polycythemia!
    Then I looked up the foods that people with Anemia do not eat because they are iron blockers.
    Many of these foods are called Oxalate's and absorb Iron. So then I started eating these foods (with Oxalate s) abundantly and after a
    few weeks I had my Hemoglobin checked by my Doctor and my Hemoglobin was down to 16 g/dl and now over a year later my Hemoglobin is still 16 g/dl. That is a drop of 39 g/dl’s in a very short time and it held good. Sometimes just a simple procedures are workable.
    Of course I believe that my mental procedures, meditations & thoughts had something added to this procedure that was synergy related that made it more effective.
    Make it clear that I am not prescribing
    anything to anyone, but expressing my own thoughts and experience.
    However I would recommend that medical personnel investigate this.
    Cordially, Robert Shrewsbury

    • @nyhashyahul6827
      @nyhashyahul6827 Před 3 lety

      Hi sir even for me.. Diagnosed as polycythemia.. Can u plz explain what nd all food need to be take for ma hb become low.. Iam so worried

    • @joeybruni3944
      @joeybruni3944 Před 3 lety

      Hello Robert,
      What do you mean by you "had" Polycythemia? Is this something that you are not dealing with anymore?

    • @robertshrewsbury9344
      @robertshrewsbury9344 Před 3 lety +2

      @@joeybruni3944 Well my Hemoglobin was 54 gdl's two years ago and so I had to get blood drained out of me for my safety.
      Now my hemoglobin has been normal at 16 gdl's for two years, so no need to drop any more blood! I hope some good medical researchers will look at what I did and improve on it!
      Robert

    • @stefstef434
      @stefstef434 Před 3 lety

      Please tell me . What food should I eat ?

    • @omaroliblish
      @omaroliblish Před 3 lety

      @@stefstef434 I cannot tell you or anyone what foods to eat, however I can say that I ate a lot of Oxalates and one can get on the web and put in Oxalate foods and get a read out of what foods are Oxalates!

  • @demidr15
    @demidr15 Před 2 lety +1

    My brother passed away from AML and my cousin has polycythaemia vera. Are those two related? And do I have a bigger change of getting it as well??

  • @marquitajackson3927
    @marquitajackson3927 Před 7 lety +13

    That's my doctor he's great

    • @frank34450
      @frank34450 Před 3 lety +1

      I’m 39 and just confirmed I have PV what should I do or look out for?

  • @arvindthakurdesai6282
    @arvindthakurdesai6282 Před 2 lety +4

    Good morning Dr. I am from India and am suffering from PV for the last 10 years. I feel extremely fatigued particularly in the mornings. Can you please help me as to how lessen the fatigue to some extent? I will be grateful.

    • @Fireguy65
      @Fireguy65 Před 16 dny

      How have you been feeling?

  • @antonyselvaraj5617
    @antonyselvaraj5617 Před 3 lety

    Dr. How to reduce

  • @LindyFordNutritionWellness

    Thank you, Dr. Stein. I just had a patient get this diagnoses. I didn't know about the enlarged spleen. What recommendations do you have for food intake?

    • @Mariekr49
      @Mariekr49 Před 6 lety +1

      Lindy Ford Nutrition & Wellness u don’t know as
      A dr? Yikes

    • @happybolden916
      @happybolden916 Před 5 lety +4

      @@Mariekr49 she can ask for extra advice

    • @3Muchlove
      @3Muchlove Před 2 lety +2

      @@Mariekr49 have you thought that she may be a nutritionist and asking for specific information for her group of patients. Health care practitioners often get ongoing guidance from senior health professionals

  • @donmulder8061
    @donmulder8061 Před rokem +1

    What does he mean by high red blood cell counts? High RBCs, HgB and/or HCT as compared to reference ranges? Or higher end of normal?

    • @venomx4093
      @venomx4093 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Right. When I hear high wbc or rbc, it pisses me off. WHICH blood cell is high. Not all mean the same thing. Neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes and so on. Those matter.

    • @venomx4093
      @venomx4093 Před 2 měsíci +1

      My dr said i have a high wbc. I looked at my tests and I have high neutrophils, high monocytes, low lymphocytes, low eosinophils, low basophils, high hemoglobin, high MCV, low platelet. Hematocrit is in range as is everything else. Go figure. I'm not diagnosed yet.

  • @ladymuck2
    @ladymuck2 Před 3 lety

    Can you have jak2 mutations and be well? What about having the covid vaccines if you have jak 2 mutations?

    • @cecilelouisedejano6104
      @cecilelouisedejano6104 Před 2 lety

      I have Jak2 Mutation. I am fully Vaccinated

    • @Jonamortensen
      @Jonamortensen Před 2 lety

      @@cecilelouisedejano6104 Me too :)

    • @am30wish
      @am30wish Před rokem

      @@cecilelouisedejano6104 I have it too only recently ,how you are dealing with it ?😢

  • @TheProject-fw3qc
    @TheProject-fw3qc Před 7 lety +8

    I had secondary polycythemia due to Testosterone therapy, this resulted in systolic congestive heart failure.. I came off Testosterone and by hypocrite dropped from 59.9 down to 48.4 in the mid normal range... I take Arginine and want to take Beet root juice.. Sine beetroot is a "blood builder" would it aggravate this condition?

  • @lisarowe6667
    @lisarowe6667 Před 4 lety +1

    I have never had symptoms or get sick...i have had this since I was young

    • @zohankhan4407
      @zohankhan4407 Před 4 lety

      Now whats your age.

    • @tresapr5898
      @tresapr5898 Před 3 lety

      How many years have you had it? Do you take medication , what about yr diet.

  • @trishtaylor7308
    @trishtaylor7308 Před 2 lety

    I was negative for Jan 2test

  • @Channel-gn3sv
    @Channel-gn3sv Před 2 lety +2

    What about covid vaccine if someone has polycythemia Vera?

    • @entertainmeimboredplease4250
      @entertainmeimboredplease4250 Před 2 lety +1

      Thats my concerns I hope someone answers this please.

    • @jeanreynolds1425
      @jeanreynolds1425 Před 2 lety

      Four years ago all my blood work were with in normal ranges. Im 81and last fall, I took the 1st shot of Moderma. I believed I was dying, was screaming in pain for about 3 months. Could not move, muscles did not work, my daughter found me on the floor, I could not pull myself back into bed. Could not open a door or hook a seat belt. I went to my Dr. and told his nurse. When he came in for my 8 minutes, it was not mentioned. Then I went to ER and took some antibiotics and got a little better, heart stop hurting. Last week had a blood work test and all my whites blood cells were below normal ranges and my red bloods were way above the normal range. Had under lying problems, but when I was 75 , I was given 2 bottles Cipro, which really messed me up because I'm AB negative blood type. Or if it was the vaccine, and just old; know Cipro messes up yor DNA.

    • @lorraineday4141
      @lorraineday4141 Před rokem +1

      @@jeanreynolds1425 I'm sorry you had injuries from Moderma vaccine. I also had injuries from Phizer vaccine. Heart related, tachycardia, pots, etc. I hope your feeling better. It was a year last November for me since 2nd vaccine and I am better.

  • @ahmedfathi6076
    @ahmedfathi6076 Před 6 lety +3

    Are there cases diagnosed as pv within twenties ?

    • @missywarden719
      @missywarden719 Před 6 lety +3

      I was diagnosed with PV with JAK2 mutation when I was 17.

    • @BradSzalach
      @BradSzalach Před 5 lety

      Missy Warden how old are you now?

    • @lisarowe6667
      @lisarowe6667 Před 4 lety

      I has

    • @lisarowe6667
      @lisarowe6667 Před 4 lety

      Had

    • @stella-vu8vh
      @stella-vu8vh Před 3 lety +2

      I have PV and was diagnosed at 16, i'm 22 now, absolutely miserable, and having lots of bone pain and problems

  • @justinaunogwu298
    @justinaunogwu298 Před rokem

    Thank you so much Dr Dagba for curing me of polycythemia vera😭🙏🏼

  • @charlespierce5185
    @charlespierce5185 Před 4 lety +9

    Every cancer patient healed is a customer lost

  • @rareform6747
    @rareform6747 Před rokem

    Doctors say no exercise stay low .. Bull Crap !