Waiting to hear if I have CML -- couple of questions about what my doc said

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I have had high platelets for years (usually around 600-650 on scale

up to 440). I had a bone marrow sample taken five years ago and

showed general thrombocytosis, but nothing else.

Recently, I had a follow up with the same oncologist/hematologist

and although he thought I was fine, he said he would take my blood

and take a look at things.

I had an appointment yesterday and he said that all of my blood

tests were normal except for one abnormality. He said -- and this

is where it gets cloudy and I cannot rcall exactly what he said --

something about how there were two " mutations " for CML and that my

blood tested positive for one and negative for the other and that

the positive test was at the " very low levels. "

I asked him what he would " guess " if he had to, and he said he would

guess that I do not have it, but that we should do another blood

test and bone marrow biopsy to be sure. He actually too the bone

marrow right there and then (and the blood). Now I am waiting.

Does anyone know what those two " mutations " are? Can you have a

positive one at " low levels " and not have CML?

A little worried.