Greg, thanks for the plug.
Cheryl, i was a very overweight couch potato (actually computer geek) rather than an athlete but had no comorbidities. I'd always been very healthy until the MDS. The age factor seems to vary a lot depending on transplant center. At Johns Hopkins, they don't seem to place so much emphasis on age. As Greg mentioned, I've detailed my transplant and recovery in my blog. Please let me know if you'd like more info. I know it helped me a lot talking to others beforehand who had already been through it.
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Karen, age 62, dx MDS RAEB-2 1/8/10: pancytopenia WBC 2.7k/Hgb 7.4/Hct 22.1/Plt 19k; complex cytogenetics -3,del(5)(q14q33),-6,+8,+mar,17% blasts. MUD BMT Johns Hopkins 11/30/10. Dx tongue cancer 8/31/12. ok now. blog mausmarrow.com
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