Started the Horse ATG 6/20!
Hey everyone I just wanted to let you all know I started the horse atg On monday 6/20 & I'm doing great.. Before they started the treatment the nurses came in and gave me pre-meds to prevent any reaction.. Tylenol,benedryl, & prednisone. I did well on the first treatment yesterday The transfusion was only 6 hours and today they bumped it up to 4 hours. The doctor said I will get the ATG for 4 days! I should go home sometime thursday if all goes well.. They started me on the cyclosporine yesterday I'm taking 200MG twice a day every 12 hours.. & they will test my level before I go home..
The doctor told me I will continue taking the prednisone for a month and then slowly taper me off to prevent getting serum sickness its also is a immune suppressent..
He said if the treatment is working my blood counts should be improving in a couple months... I'm hoping this treatment will stop my T-Cells attacking my red blood blood cells in my bone marrow, thats what the bone marrow biopsy showed!!
I'll keep everyone posted on here.. If anything changes
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25 yrs old, Diagnosed with Pure Red Cell Aplasia in January 1999 At age 13, Monthly blood transfusions of Red blood cells Every 4 weeks, Takes Exjade 1750 MG. Started Horse ATG 6/20/11; Taking Cyclosporine 200MG twice a Day!
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