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Is Jakafi Advisable For Polycythemia Vera?

I was diagnosed with p vera back last Aug. I was wanting to see some pictures of a spleen that has p vera. I had been given a pill to take (can t spell it) which did not help at all. Now I am taking JAKAFI 10 mil. Some days I feel pretty good but then other days I hurt pretty bad. I am just wanting to see what my spleen could possibly look like and what my options are.
Tue, 23 Apr 2019
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Hi,

Jakafi has a very good track record in many patients to control the runaway red blood cell counts in PCV. Stay well hydrated and stay in close touch with your doctors who will be monitoring your progress in order to tweak treatments and decide upon next moves.

Here's a link you may find helpful which gives a diagrammatic representation of what a spleen may look like in PCV. There's nothing really different about how spleens "look" in PCV except they are engorged, larger, and heavier due to the increased hematocrit and volume of red cells that need to be processed.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
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Is Jakafi Advisable For Polycythemia Vera?

Hi, Jakafi has a very good track record in many patients to control the runaway red blood cell counts in PCV. Stay well hydrated and stay in close touch with your doctors who will be monitoring your progress in order to tweak treatments and decide upon next moves. Here s a link you may find helpful which gives a diagrammatic representation of what a spleen may look like in PCV. There s nothing really different about how spleens look in PCV except they are engorged, larger, and heavier due to the increased hematocrit and volume of red cells that need to be processed. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist