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Al's platelets were 37 last week and his HGB was 12.5 and his WBC 6.7. This is the lowest his platelets have been. He has not had to have any blood transfusions at all. He went right from diagnosis on a Wednesday in May to beginning his first round of Vidaza the next Monday. He had already had his first round of Vidaza before we saw the doctor at Emory for a second opinion.
I don't know if we jumped into treatment too soon or not - and will probably never know. We were in such shock that we went with what the hematologist/oncologist recommended.
I had hoped his numbers would bounce back better than they have after four rounds of Vidaza, but they haven't. I'm still hopeful that things will begin to turn around.
He feels okay, and except for being extremely fatigued much of the time, he continues to be fairly active for his age.
Linda
Husband Al, 73 years old, dx MDS Int-1 on 5/26/2010, began Vidaza on 6/1/2010, 4 cycles so far; bone marrow biopsy on 9/13/2010, results will be back on 9/27/2010.
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