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Old Wed Sep 2, 2015, 06:59 PM
seanandkatem seanandkatem is offline
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Child of Vet with ET

I stumbled across this while researching AO effects for my dad who served until 69 in Vietnam. We are currently battling for his death benefits for a lung fungus called aspergillus. We lost him at the age of 63 in March of 2012. My mom just started wondering if all of my health issues could correlate to his exposure. I find it interesting that other kids of Vets have the same disorder. I tested positive for the JAK2 mutation and had a bone marrow biopsy that ruled out Leukemia. I take aspirin daily right now but was told I can't have any more children. (I almost lost my son to a blood clot in my placenta) I go into my hematologist once a year for monitoring and will have to redo the bone marrow biopsy every 3-5 years depending on my platelet count. I know this is an older thread but thought I would put my info out there and let others know you aren't alone and I think there is some correlation.
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