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Old Fri Aug 22, 2014, 06:09 AM
Cheryl C Cheryl C is offline
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From what I've heard and was told by my specialist, 30% transplant success rate is fairly normal (ie 3 years after transplant) in the older age group. It's a big decision to make and I agree that you need to learn as much as you can before you decide what to do. Here is a website which may help, depending on your husband's age:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0624173242.htm
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Dx MDS RAEB 10% blasts + hypogammaglobulinemia, Sep 2011. Jan 2012 BMB - blasts down to 2% w/out treatment so BMT cancelled. Re-diagnosis RCMD. Watch and wait from Feb 2012. IVIg 5-weekly. New diagnosis Oct 2019 AML 23% blasts in marrow, 10% blasts in peripheral blood.
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