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my 2 cents
I have mds. I was a mechanic for over 20 years. For years never wore gloves, washed my hands with solvents, carb cleaners, brake cleaners, benzenes, gasoline etc.. I remember many times just feeling sick I had absorbed so much gasoline or exhaust fumes. Gas running down my arms, heck I've even swallowed the stuff siphoning gas. Sounds like a likely cause, but my dad had mds/aml and was never a mechanic and was a health and exercise fanatic. My younger brother never the same exposures and his blood counts have started to drop. So who knows?? I know that stuff is certainly bad for you. I had lots of exposure to round up and other chemicals too.
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Male 56, MDS 2008, pre SCT Hypocellular 5-30%, Normal Cytogenetics. WBC 500, anc 45, Blasts 15%, Platelets 45, HGB 7, RBCC 1.71, HCT 20.5, MCV 120. Became Transfusion dependent 3/2016. 5 cycles VIdaza started 3/14/16 which reduced Blast counts. . Marrow Transplant 9/1/16, Hereditary MDS/AML.
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