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Camp LeJeune Water Contamination Exposure
Hi Kathy, I had a very similar diagnosis as your husband 4 1/2 years ago and continue to get treated with Dacogen that have kept my counts pretty much normal ever since. I lived at LeJeune in 1961 at the age of 14, freshman at Camp LeJeune High, did everything on base - swimming pool, teen club, movies, etc. No major illnesses 3 generations back in my family. My disease was likely caused by the water contamination.
Like Neil says, there are several threads on this site and an internet site, " The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten, www.tftptf.com/" for information. You can register at that site.
So glad your husband is doing well. Is he currently taking treatments?
Take care!
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66 yr female;diag 6/09; MDS, unspecified, normal cytogenetics: blasts 10%; successful Dacogen;every 4th wk.; as of Aug.'12 changing to every 5th wk., stable at Hgb 12-14/platelets 200-300/wbc 2.-3.
Last edited by kgtuck : Thu Dec 12, 2013 at 07:54 PM.
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