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Old Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:06 AM
Birgitta-A Birgitta-A is offline
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MDS

Hi RP,
Good that your mother has responded! She is receiving a quite high dose of Prednisolone (40mg) and that can increase counts but Prednisolone has to be tapered due to adverse effects. Hope her counts will hold!
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
73 yo, dx MDS Interm-1 2006, supportive therapy with txs, drugs for iron overload and low WBCs until 2010. Thalidomide + Prednisone since 2010 with positive results.
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