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Iron overload
Hi towncarlady,
There are probably many members who are receiving transfusions and have developed iron overload. I was dx with MDS Interm-1 May 2006 with HGB 7.0 and has been tx dependent since dx. Now I have received 106 unit of packed red blood cells and have got iron chelating therapy since Aug 2007.
I get Desferal iv from a small home pump 4 days with tx and then I have tried Ferriprox (not approved in the US) and Exjade. They both decreased my WBCs so for the moment I am trying Desferal as usual and 250 mg Exjade/day (the normal dose for me should be 1250 mg) the days I don't get Desferal. Exjade has not been combined with Desferal in MDS paients so that treatment is off label.
What do you want to know about iron chelation?
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
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