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I was browsing and so happen to find this site. My dad was diagnosed with MDS approx 3yrs ago. It started out he needed transfusions every 2-3months. Now he has to get them approx. 2 weeks. He is so weak and tired all the time. They gave him an option of chemotherapy but opt out of because the doctor said he would be so sick and would probably not even make it through the treatments due to his history of heart trouble. Now the doctor's are saying that he is going to end up dying of either liver failure due to all of the blood transfusions will cause iron overload. He is on medicine to help the iron overload but it is not helping enough or they said his bone marrow will quit producing blood all together. I don't know where to turn. My dad has been so depressed. We are taking a trip to the mountains this weekend to help get our minds off everything. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I know there has to be some other treatments out there somewhere. Some kind of hope... Kim
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