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Old Mon Mar 12, 2007, 10:39 AM
Marlene Marlene is offline
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Hi Wendy,

I can comment on the EPO level. The normal range is 4 - 19 for an adult male. It's not uncommon for it to be high (way out of range) for those with AA. We were told to expect it to be in hundreds, or even in the thousands.

They say if it's under 500, then procrit may effective in boosting red cells. John's was under 500, and procrit did work for him for a couple of years. He's no longer on procrit and his reds are holding around 10.8 without it so I assume is EPO levels are good enough.

Hope this helps....

marlene
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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