My name is Annette and I am 62 year old. Fourteen years ago I was feeling ever so tired so my GP decided to have blood tests done for this and the results kept coming back with a rather high platelet count. ‘Don’t worry’ he said. But three tests later I was diagnosed with a…
ET was discovered when I went for a routine blood test and a cholesterol check. The results showed that I had high blood platelets. I didn’t really know what blood platelets were and found out more information at a follow up appointment with my doctor who had referred me to see a haematologist. At that…
Hi, I’m Chris, 58 years old reasonably fit as I like to run and kayak, and the am the fittest of my friends and family in my generation. In April 2010 I was on post Christmas diet and was feeling how slim I was when I noticed a lump below my rib cage that didn‘t…
October 2013 I was the fittest I had ever been, 10K’s under my belt along with a half marathon and the GreatSouth Run. I felt a little poorly the morning of my last run however I put it down to nerves. I started the race well, set out fast pushing myself harder than I had…
I was diagnosed with polycythaemia ruba vera and essential thrombocythaemia five years ago. This was due to a blood test for something totally different and a complete fluke. A number of friends said I had looked very red and not well and I also had some health issues which I didn’t associate with the condition.…