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I believe that you are correct. It is very important with RAEB II to go into SCT at the optimum health possible. It sounds like you really need other (doctors) opinions. RAEB II can easily and quickly get out of hand (AML) to a point that it might not be possible to turn around. My situation turned down in just a couple of months. Luckily I went to the emergency room for kidney stones and they quickly diagnosed my situation from a routine CBC and two BMBs within a week. I couldn't believe it because I was feeling so healthy (except for the temporary kidney stones). I was started on Vidaza immediately (that was about three years ago) and then had my SCT.