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Old Thu Feb 28, 2019, 06:30 PM
David M David M is offline
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Stable Moderate AA -- Frequency of BMBs?

Hello All,

I have had pancytopenia / moderate AA for about 20 years (that I know of). I have been in "watch and wait" mode the entire time. I had my last Bone Marrow Biopsy (BMB) about 10 years ago (June 2009). I have a few questions:

(1) For those with moderate AA (perhaps with counts very slowly trending downward), how often do you get BMBs?

(2) Is there wisdom in getting a regular BMB -- even if your blood counts are low but relatively stable over time?

I realize my particular case may be sort of odd, even for typical Moderate AA, but there may be others out there with similar symptoms and in a similar situation.

Thanks,
David M
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David M, reds/whites/plats slowly declining since 2000; hypo-cellular bone marrow; diagnosed Mild AA; low counts, but stable since 2009; watch and wait -- no treatments required to this point.
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