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Old Wed Apr 15, 2009, 02:50 PM
Chris-A Chris-A is offline
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Thanks again Birgitta. Sweden sounds great, I mean it!

Are the liver tests, liver function tests, done from blood examinations (like the ferritin)? I think because of the existing heart disease, I want to be very cautious that he is monitored so we can maybe avoid serious Fe overload (that's why all the questions). Yes I did mean biopsy and thank you for your answer, makes sense.

Just throwing this out there in case you have any experience or information, but have you ever heard of EPO being used even if there is a chance of mild bleeding? This is of course an odd question but the doctor said that the daily aspirin my relative takes might cause mild bleeding (which of course doesn't help with the bone marrow issues). But then I wasn't clear if EPO can be started? It can be difficult trying to coordinate with all the different specialists.
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