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Lamilu, I would check with her doctor ASAP about the prednisone thing, particularly if they told her that she would be taking it. Normally it is continued for several weeks post-ATG to help control serum sickness, which may not show up for a couple of weeks after the treatment. Generally it is tapered off after about a month, assuming no signs of serum sickness. Not everyone gets serum sickness, but given your Mom's reaction to the ATG, I would be on the lookout for it. They may have just forgotten to give her a prescription, which seems like a pretty big oversight under the circumstances. If they have some other reason for not giving it, they should let you know.
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-Lisa, husband Ken age 60 dx SAA 7/04, dx hypo MDS 1/06 w/finding of trisomy 8; 2 ATGs, partial remission, still using cyclosporine
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