Much worse. It is a condition where the body makes too many red cells, and the treatment is to remove blood periodically. Otherwise, many complications. It is the only condition that I know of, where actual blood-letting is an accepted, effective treatment.
Those "authentic" barbers from the past were on to something........ At 09:47 PM 12/1/2012, Dan Winheld wrote: >On 12/1/2012 7:20 PM, Edward Martin wrote: >>Blood letting? It still works as the primary therapy for Polycythemia Vera. > >Kindly translate for us layluters, please- is it worse than Lachrimae Vera? >> >>ed >> >> >>At 12:00 PM 12/1/2012, Dan Winheld wrote: >>>On 12/1/2012 5:07 AM, Roman Turovsky wrote: >>>>On 12/1/2012 3:30 AM, William Samson wrote: >>>>>After all, what we >>>>> are seeking is true authenticity (aren't we?) rather than a sanitised >>>>> version. >>>Actually, yes. Our friends the leeches have been getting a second >>>look from some nostalgic medical researchers in recent years- >>>including, of course, a look at blood letting itself (apparently >>>draining off a little of the high-cholesterol excess from the >>>overfed & overweight has had its health benefits). In fact, >>>leeches were always available from some pharmacies in poor >>>neighborhoods in Philadelphia when we lived there back in the 70'S. (1970's!) >>> >>> I prefer bleeding from more traditional manly pursuits- >>> steel-string guitar playing & using sharp objects around the >>> house. My wife has a fondness for dull paring knives. >>> >>>Anyone for a rousing chorus of "Le Tableaux de l'Operation de la >>>Taille" by our famous 18th century medical survivor Marin Marais? >>> >>>Dan >>>>Including medical bloodletting etc.? >>>>RT >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>To get on or off this list see list information at >>>http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> >> >>Edward Martin >>2817 East 2nd Street >>Duluth, Minnesota 55812 >>e-mail: e...@gamutstrings.com >>voice: (218) 728-1202 >>http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name >>http://www.myspace.com/edslute >>http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin >> >> > Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: e...@gamutstrings.com voice: (218) 728-1202 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name http://www.myspace.com/edslute http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin
