Hi launch,
You probably already know that if your husband has RA his prognosis is good
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When you look at adverse reaction for Procrit for cancer patients fatigue is just as common in the placebo group (patients that are given “sugar pills”) as in the Procrit group:
http://www.theodora.com/drugs/procri...ERSE_REACTIONS
Regarding health diets/nutritional recommendations Vernette has already recommended B12 – I think your husband could take folic acid and B6 too. These 3 vitamins are important for the red blood cells.
Then I eat 2 types of probiotics every day and hope that they have a positive impact on the bacteria in my intestines.
MDS patients with low platelets have to be very careful with their platelets – there are a lot of drugs and food that decrease platelets or increases bleeding. Among these drugs is Omega 3 (that I took before dx). Here is a warning list:
http://www.pdsa.org/itp-information/itp-warnings.html
Then your husband should try to avoid infections – all infections decrease counts.
Hope your husband will feel better
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Kind regards
Birgitta-A