She'd tried various supplements and even eating a lot of meat. Interestingly enough, her iron went up when she decided to quit meat and became a vegan. I made a diet plan for her focusing on iron and vitamin C rich foods, eating them at specific times and combinations.
Polycythemia Vera. Polycythemia vera (PV) is a type of blood cancer known as a myeloproliferative neoplasm. It involves the abnormal development and function of bone marrow cells that produce blood cells, and leads to the overproduction of red blood cells. White blood cells and platelets may also be overproduced.
Myeloproliferative Disorders. Signs and Symptoms. Patients with MPN may have many or few symptoms depending on how abnormal their blood counts become. Those with essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera have thick blood that is more prone to clotting and is associated with heart attacks, strokes and clots in leg veins.