Newly diagnosed with Blood Cancer

I am 56 years old, single parent with 4 children ,two of which are still at home, I was diagnosed with Jak2 Mutation in January following a year and a half of constant admissions into Hospital with Kidney stones and Urinary sepsis.

then told i had Polycythaemia Vera in Feb and a week later stage 1 Myleofibrosis.

Currently waiting for a consultant to return from holiday so i can sign consent form to start Ruxolitiinb.

I am having my first venesection tomorrow and am taking Asprin, 

NHS would not approve funding for Ruxolitinib so i had to use my Bupa Healthcare which fortunately is funded by my employers. 

I am slowly working my way through all the information, but my consultant asked me if i had any questions, I feel so very dumb because my mind went blank and i had not got a clue what to ask

can anyone with any experience of this condition please advise what i should be asking him?

I would appreciate any help at all at this early stage, thanks in anticipation

  • Hello Lallybroch1 and welcome to the forum.

    I'm sorry to hear you have been diagnosed with myelofibrosis but I hope your venesection went well yesterday and that you are recovering well.

    I hope some of our members who have experience of this blood cancer will be along soon to share their experiences and advice but if you'd like to talk any of this through with one of our cancer nurses, they're available on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m. They're very knowledgeable and will do all they can to answer your questions and help you figure out what questions to ask when you next see your consultant.

    For further information and advice, it may be worth getting in touch with Blood Cancer UK.

    We're thinking of you Lallybroch1 and wishing you all the best on this journey.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator