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Old Thu Feb 4, 2010, 12:03 AM
Deanna16 Deanna16 is offline
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Originally Posted by Lisa V View Post
You mean a second autoimmune condition? AA is generally considered an autoimmune disease itself, which is why it is treated with immune suppressants.
Thank you all this has been very helpful! Please keep posting I'm interested to hear more stories. Lisa, my doctors refer to the AA being autoimmune as a theory -- so I meant a definite autoimmune disease, but it's helpful to know that your doctors consider it that.
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~Dee~ ) 29yr, wife and mom of 3 :: Dx Moderate AA 9/09, treated with IV iron, currently "watch and wait" :: RBC,Platelets "ok" - low WBC and ANC
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