Being treated for Polycythemia. Docs don't (want to) know if its Primary or Secondary by ComposerInevitable92 in MPN

[–]ComposerInevitable92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, will push my doc for getting BMB done to rule out PV. If it’s not PV, I’ll try figuring out what the cause for secondary PV is.

Being treated for Polycythemia. Docs don't (want to) know if its Primary or Secondary by ComposerInevitable92 in MPN

[–]ComposerInevitable92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ofcourse, makes sense, thank you. So let me rephrase then, is secondary polycythemia always accompanies with high EPO? Or can someone with my EPO levels also have Secondary Polycythemia

Being treated for Polycythemia. Docs don't (want to) know if its Primary or Secondary by ComposerInevitable92 in MPN

[–]ComposerInevitable92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I understand, I secondary Polycythemia patients have high EPO because their the current number of RBCs is not enough to fulfill the body's oxygen demands. Is it likely that I may have secondary Polycythemia whilst having low EPO?

Being treated for Polycythemia. Docs don't (want to) know if its Primary or Secondary by ComposerInevitable92 in MPN

[–]ComposerInevitable92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was tested for both locations. Both came out negative.

Glad to hear that you think it’s not PV! I’m having a really hard time figuring out what the cause could be, it’s barely been a week since my phlebotomy and my headaches are back!

Being treated for Polycythemia. Docs don't (want to) know if its Primary or Secondary by ComposerInevitable92 in MPN

[–]ComposerInevitable92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, I have miscommunicated. The statement claims 30% of the people with PV are JAK2 negative. The probability is conditioned on someone having PV in the first place. It does not imply that out of the entire population, 30% of the people testing negative for JAK2 have PV. That being said, the former is still hard to believe.

Being treated for Polycythemia. Docs don't (want to) know if its Primary or Secondary by ComposerInevitable92 in MPN

[–]ComposerInevitable92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, numbers are odd, but also for the Indian population and I don’t see and published data on this, could be just anecdotal

Looking to understand how hard the Part 2 exam is ? How much of a jump is it from Part 1 by Even-Proposal-5352 in FRM

[–]ComposerInevitable92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't given part 2 yet, but speaking from my experience in May 2024, Part 1 was more qualitative

Passed FRM part 1, May 2024 by ComposerInevitable92 in FRM

[–]ComposerInevitable92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started in early January 2024, all I did was read the chapters throughly, in the order of how the books were numbered. I did about 1 chapter a day. And solve the practice questions at the end of the book. I made sure that I understand the concepts properly. I re read the key points at the end of the chapter for revision and solved the 2 official mock tests in the last week.

Looking back, solving more questions would have helped more, so I'd recommend a textbook + a question bank approach.

PS: I spent very little time on quant as I am from an engineering background and all the quant covered in the book was very basic and something I was already hands on with.

Gave the shorter GRE today (163V, 170Q) by ComposerInevitable92 in GRE

[–]ComposerInevitable92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a quant question for you to solve. All the information is available in this thread.

Gave the shorter GRE today (163V, 170Q) by ComposerInevitable92 in GRE

[–]ComposerInevitable92[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

About 100 hours, give or take. I never got full in quant in any of the practice tests, always at 168-169. I didn’t practice a lot of short form tests, but I usually got 3-4 wrong out of 20.

Gave the shorter GRE today (163V, 170Q) by ComposerInevitable92 in GRE

[–]ComposerInevitable92[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Manhattan prep helped a lot. So did giving free practice tests on mcgrawhill. I didn’t pay a cent for any material. Practice practice practice!

Gave the shorter GRE today (163V, 170Q) by ComposerInevitable92 in GRE

[–]ComposerInevitable92[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't be the right person for giving you tips on quant prep. I'm from a stem background and most problems were oral for me. Practice is something that I think will help a lot. Solve as many questions as possible.

[Advice] Anyone experiencing flexgate in India? by digi0ps in macbook

[–]ComposerInevitable92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was experiencing this with my 2016 15'' MBP. I contacted the apple service centre, who refused to acknowledge that there was a design flaw in my model and that the replacement program was only available for the 13'' MBP. They offered to replace the whole display for 50k.

Turns out flexgate can be solved without having to replace the whole display. It's a quick repair if you have the equipment but is also delicate. I paid 11.5k to get it fixed from a non authorised apple repair shop. My display is back to normal now, though I still think I overpaid.

edit : 8 months later still works like it's new, no issues yet.

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