Hi

My partner has just been diagnosed with eythrocytosis.  I know that this means that his body is producing too many red blood cells and he has already had one venesection for this.  His hypertension is being treated and he is making lifestyle changes (stopping smoking and limiting his alcohol intake).  He will not allow me to go on his appointments with him and he is not undestanding half of what is being said to him.  We do get copies of any letters.

My question is this - is erythrocytosis cancer? Or can it lead to cancer?  He has been tested for the JAK2 gene but as yet we have no result from that.

The ironic thing is that I used to run a carer support service so now I know how frustrating it is to be a carer with minimal knowledge shared with me !!

Thank you for reading my ramblings.