Dear Firstdaughter,
As Neil wrote treating infections are very important - actually a MDS patient with suspected sepsis should be treated at once and not sent home/to another hospital
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sep...ents-and-drugs.
Hopefully he will have all kinds of tests taken at the new hospital and then antibiotics without waiting for the results of the tests. Often they can't find the focus of the infection but get good effect of the antibiotcs in any case.
Too bad with the infected port - has he got a new port? Has the infection on his ankles diappeared?
You don't write anything about his counts. The most important counts are hemoglobin (HGB), white blood cells (WBCs) and platelets. The counts often decrease during Vidaza treatment - many patients need blood and/or platelet transfusions and Neupogen or a similar drug for low WBCs.
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
72 yo, dx MDS Interm-1 2006, transfusion dependent from dx. Treated with blood transfusions, Neupogen injections, Desferal and Exjade. Since 2010 Thalidomide + Prednisone with good effect.