tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745596.post5512630609472620961..comments2023-07-21T05:46:42.710-05:00Comments on Laughing All the Way... Through Chronic Illness: It's official -- I do have a brainMarinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05869137043563129009noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32745596.post-66261294193949840992009-10-31T08:40:13.343-05:002009-10-31T08:40:13.343-05:00Marina,
hello from the other side of the Atlantic,...Marina,<br />hello from the other side of the Atlantic, but on the same blogspot (http://myeloproliferativiously.blogspot.com/), and dealing with a similarly disordered blood content!<br />Usually, US high tech medicine is more advanced than here in Europe. Nevertheless, here some recommendations from my experience:<br />- In patients with PV, the EPO level is usually below normal. As this test is cheap, it is used as primary test in the Scandinavian countries.<br />- Since 2005, there is a test to check whether your JAK2 pathway is constantly switched "on", due to a genetic defect. Here, this is seen as "the" lackmus test for PV.<br />All the best!<br /><br />StefanStefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081562770752234067noreply@blogger.com