Hi Dee.
Supportive therapy in MDS patients means:
Red blood cell transfusions
Neupogen or similar drugs for low white blood cells if the patient has infections
Platelet transfusions if the patient has bleedings
Iron chelating therapy if the patient has a high ferritin value, increased liver tests, hopefully will survive 6 months (different in different countries)
It is very difficult to know how long a patient will survive - we know that MDS patients live much longer today than some years ago due to better treatment. You have to know if your dad has blast cells in the blood and if so what %, his serum ferritin value and his liver test results.
Hope your dad will get effective supportive treatment
!
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
69 yo, dx MDS Interm-1 May 2006, transfusion dependent (now 71 units of packed red blood cells), Desferal 4 days with transfusions for iron overload, Neupogen 2 injections/week for low white blood cells