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Heather,
If you noticed my thread, all my counts (except for RBC / Hemoglobin) are trending down lately... I'm lucky that they were all so high initially... My Platelets are now down to 117...
Doctor says this is normal, and is indeed due to turnover (life span of the different blood cells)... Again, it can take quite a while for blood to stabilize, and there may be some bumps in the road...
As for the lingering cells, that has alot to do with pre-BMT conditioning, and it's a trade off...
I had the most aggressive possible conditioning, so it is unlikely I kept any of my own cells... (11 TBI treatments, 2 separate Chemo + rATG)...
It's all a trade off, as aggressive conditioning can bring on more complications pre/post BMT...
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Married, father of three daughters; now 46; diagnosed w/ Major form MDS 6/18/2013; had low counts across the board; Multiple chromosome abnormalities; Finished 2nd round Dacogen 9/13; SCT - Oct. 31, 2013; Sibling match 10/10  ; 5.5% blasts down to 3%, now 1% (post BMT)
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