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Blood thinners...
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Originally Posted by sophia68
... This is the first time he has been given a blood thinner and I was wondering if this is a normal recurrance for tx dependent MDS patients?
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When I was hospitalized (in-patient) I was given Heparin injections regularly in concert with PRBC transfusions. However, as an out-patient Heparin not required. 
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Ric: Low-risk MDS (blasts <4%); 4 cycles Revlimid no positive response; PRBC transfusion dependent; so far, 392'units' over 8 3/4 years; BMB #4 (15/04/01) shows evolution to AML (blasts 20-30%  ) 47,XY,del(5) (q22q35),+21[24][cp24]/46,XY(1).
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