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Originally Posted by Cheryl C
Yes - over the years before I was diagnosed with MDS RAEB2 in 2011 almost every insect bite, burn or other injury that broke the skin would inflame and infect and I often needed antibiotics. A low white cell count and chronic neutropenia usually causes this.
What type of MDS does your dad have?
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Hi Cheryl,
To be honest, I'm not quite sure what kind of MDS he has... I'll have to f/u with him. I know that his treatment is currently focusing on the symptoms of hemolytic anemia, and they have not done much to address the MDS itself.
Thankfully, since this original posting, his doctors/ surgeons were able to treat his inflammation (it was a hematoma) and pump him full of antibiotics. Unfortunately the wound did not heal properly because of the anemia and it took weeks to stop the bleeding. Today his wound is in a better place, and is slowly healing on it's own.
Thank you for your response, Cheryl. Wishing you all the best.