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Old Sat Mar 1, 2014, 11:51 AM
Mseth Mseth is offline
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Hi Ann,

I am very sorry for your loss.

My mother has MDS. Though she does not have any issues with the heart, her doctor had told us in the initial appointments that we should be watching out for symptoms such as swelling in legs/around eyes and a high pulse rate, all connected with the strain that a low hemoglobin can put on the heart. Shes been anemic for many years and is used to functioning on a low Hb.

Take care of yourself Ann.
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Mother age 79, dx MDS RCMD low risk del 20q April 2013, no response to EPO, Danazol. pRBC tx dependent - 2 units every 3-4 weeks, exjade Dec 2013 - Mar2014, restarted Dec 2014
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