What symptoms might I experience from the essential thrombocythemia?
There are any number of symptoms that can go along with this condition. Visual disturbances when platelets are too high are experienced by many. These generally are described as “light shows” or “silent migraines”. Minor symptoms can include bruising, bleeding such as bleeding gums, nose bleeds, heavy menstrual periods, pain, tingling, burning or numbness in fingers and toes, skin sensations-tingling, feeling of something crawling on your arm, headache and fatigue. More serious symptoms can include stroke, heart attack, pulmonary embolism, thrombophlebitis (pain and swelling will be usually be present in the affected leg), hemorrhage. If myeloid metaplasia is present, the patient may have a sense of fullness in the area of the liver or spleen. There may be pain in those areas. There are also a whole gaggle of metabolic abnormalities that go along in patients with myeloproliferative disorders.
