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Oxygen Therapy
Hugh;
From what I know about red blood cells and hemoglobin - and what I am learning about MDS - O2 therapy may or may not be useful. With MDS - if you have blast cells to any degree - they are already compromised, and whether or not the O2 would help, I am not sure. I do know that I asked 2 of the MDS docs about this, since Earl used to wear a CPAP with O2 bled in. He does not need the CPAP anymore, since he has lost almost 100 pounds ih less than a year. But, I was told that the therapy usefullness would be short lived. In other words - while the O2 is on, you may feel you have more energy - but once you take it off, your O2 carrying capacity will decline due to the RBC's not being able to carry the hemoglobin which transports the O2.
There may be other opinions or answers - but this is what I know. Hope it helps to some degree.
Beth
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Beth - R.N., B.S.N and wife of recently diagnosed husband who has been classified at stage 4 MDS  . and I can't help the one I love the most.
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