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Old Wed Jul 13, 2016, 03:57 AM
Cheryl C Cheryl C is offline
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When I was diagnosed with MDS in 2011 my haematologist/oncologist made it very clear that the various drug treatments available for MDS may bring remission for a period of time but cannot cure. Only a BMT or SCT can hold out any hope of cure.
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Dx MDS RAEB 10% blasts + hypogammaglobulinemia, Sep 2011. Jan 2012 BMB - blasts down to 2% w/out treatment so BMT cancelled. Re-diagnosis RCMD. Watch and wait from Feb 2012. IVIg 5-weekly. New diagnosis Oct 2019 AML 23% blasts in marrow, 10% blasts in peripheral blood.
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