What is Polycythemia
Polycythemia is a condition in which there is a net increase in the total circulating erythrocyte (red blood cell) mass of the body. There are several types of polycythemia. Primar...
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I have polycythemia & I am also a cyclist, I have cycled all my life racing to a high level.I continue to ride but not race, the rides I do are both aerobic & endurance.What I have found is that I now get virtually no itching or fatigue & I have been able to reduce my hydrea from 7per week to 4 per week, & for the near future at least I have been taken off the venesection clinic.If I stop exercising I start to feel gradually worse again so I am convinced the exercise has a real positive effect.This seems to agree with DR Ruben Mesa's research (based at the Mayo Clinic in the USA).
I have searched the I/Net for another person such as myself with no success so far. Do any of you out there no of anyone else with PRV or other MPD'S that exercises to this level ?? Posted on 06/25/09, 12:06 pm |
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Hey joht, I too am a cyclist. I have just been diagnosed with PV and have just taken a few hydroxy's. Cross season is starting for me, Im so hoping I wont get sick and wont be able to race. I have been excercising wide freaking open up until a week ago. 
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Hi kycyclist
At last I have been searching for 3 years for a fellow cyclist/athlete with pv,hydrea not to bad as long as you dont have to have to many.A good website for you is MPD support (UK)there is an article there about my experience with pv also try MPD foundation(usa).Whereabouts you from? I live in Derby (UK).
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