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Old Wed Nov 7, 2012, 12:46 PM
vikasgoyal vikasgoyal is offline
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Confused when to start treatment

My father's hgb right now is at 7 and for some reason which is unknown his ferritin stands at 2500. He just had 2units of rbc transfusion 4months back.Rest of all his counts are normal and he feels perfectly fine. Different doctors are coming up with different opinions. Some say that he should start with lenadomide to keep a balance between his hgb levels and manage his ferritin. His personal doctor advices against it and he feels he does not require any treatment at this stage and can still be managed with blood transfusion and Exjade. We are really confused with what needs to be done. please send me your suggestions.
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Father 72, diagnosed MDS RCMD June 2011. HGB 5.5, WBC 7.2, Plt 400 Cytogenetics Normal. Blast cell count 2% ( July 2012 ). Currently on Danazol, Ferritin 750
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