Well I just got back from the hospital, having lived there for 12 days. I went in with uncontrollable pain in my abdomen and back. Every day they did new tests I was poked and proded so much I looked like a bruised pincushen. They had used almost everyvain they could for not only blood draws but IV lines. They were considuring putting in a pic-line to be able to give me medicene and take blood (it is also called a central line, it is a IV that stayes in your vein for 18 months or liner.). ...

Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself. Everybody calls me Ladybug, but my real name is Jodi. I have been diagnosed with Essential Thrombocythemia in 2000. It is a rare bone marrow disorder, this disorder cause my individual blood cells to be out of range. It is a progressive disorder and I think that I have moved to the next stage. I will find out on friday when I see my Hem/Onc. Dr. Smith has been the only Hem/Onc I have seen, so no second opinion. I live in a very small community s...