Publishers Note: This note was sent to me on the comments/share a story part of this website and grabbed my attention. It was written by Mike Norris. After exchanging several emails, he said “I am not always Mr Gloom and Doom, I just waxed poetic one night and wrote out what was going on inside […]
Mast Cells and Histamine in MPN Related Itching Explained
July 25, 2016 By
Publisher’s Note: PV Reporter is very pleased to welcome Kate Newberry as contributing writer. She is collaborating with me on the Mast Cell Mania series providing the “medical commentary.” Kate Newberry is a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Leukemia at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center collaborating with Dr. Srdan Verstovsek, […]
Over the Counter Combo of Zyrtec and Zantac helping PV patients get relief from Itching!
June 15, 2016 By
Part 1 in a Series – “Mast Cell Mania” at the Root of many MPN Symptoms Part 1 in a New Series – “Addressing MPN Symptoms – Offering possible Solutions” (2019) by David Wallace Background A high percentage of polycythemia vera – MPN patients suffer from Aquagenic Pruritus, a fancy clinical term for itching. Few […]
Strategies to Beat Itching in Polycythemia Vera
November 13, 2013 By
How Can I Beat the Itchies? contributed by Paul Jaeger I was suffering from itching (pruritis) almost 10 years before my Polycythemia Vera was diagnosed. It’s the worst symptom my disease/condition has brought so far, although the doctor promises death at some point in my future. I had to give her $150 to tell me […]
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