It differs for Males & Females
In the U.S. for males below 7, if your older 8 the docs will automatically send for a tx. However, Its also symptomatic. If you feel like crap at 8 then the doc might recommend a tx. I had 1 transfusion so far in the 5 months since dx, I started vidaza 2 months after my tx and haven't needed another yet.. To me Tx dependent means you don't need transfusions but there's a timeframe between txs that doctors use so its confusing. My best advise I ever got from anyone is not to obsess with your counts. I find that in my case that I can talk myself into feeling worse. We tend to stress out and that in itself will cause immune system depression. Take Care
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