I was diagnosed with this condition approx 3 years ago have a mutation in my bone marrow called Jak2 - I have been on the chemotherapy drug hydroxycarbamide which seems to be doing the job - but every now and then the chemo dose is increased as my platelets increase again - the question I would like to ask is can you claim disability having this blood cancer? I am generally well and active but do get very tired some days and sometimes suffer from nausea first thing (but this wears off after a couple of hours) - I have no idea what the future holds but have been told many people live normal lives for many years (I'm 67 soon) so my second question: is there anyone who has been taking this drug for many years and is still fine? I have had bowel cancer approx 15yrs ago and most of my bowel removed approx 5 yrs ago to prevent it recurring as colonoscopys kept finding polyps with cancerous properties but luckily no bag and no sign of that cancer now - it was through monitoring my blood because of the bowel cancer that the Jak2 was discovered so every cloud had a silver lining as I was caught before my platelets had risen to a very dangerous level - again I was not aware that having cancer qualified for disability at the time and didnt even get any support at work - however I am retired now so dont have that sorry anymore - hope this is ok to ask about