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POIS Cause/Treatment Discussions => General Alternative Causes and Treatments of POIS => Topic started by: badgerstripe on January 30, 2012, 03:13:37 PM

Title: Possible contributory cause?
Post by: badgerstripe on January 30, 2012, 03:13:37 PM

Polycythemia

This conditon is the overproduction of red blood cells causing slow circulation, fatigue, headaches, itchness and redness after a hot bath. This is present in my family, I am having myself checked out for this when i visit a POIS doctor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycythemia_vera#Symptoms

Title: Re: Possible contributory cause?
Post by: MrMoonJr on January 30, 2012, 03:33:59 PM

wanna know whats weird... i had a blood test when I first started getting POIS symptoms.. and the doctor said i had high hemoglobin level. They did another test it was normal.. no other investigation looked into why it was high.. interesting thought

Title: Re: Possible contributory cause?
Post by: b_jim on January 30, 2012, 04:30:45 PM

My bloodtest show a high level of red cells. I don't think it's linked  but why not.
I don't have problems with hot water.