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MDS
Hi alawe,
You know the symptoms of MDS are caused by low counts - that is low hemoglobin, low white blood cells or low platelets. In the bone marrow they find misshaped young blood cells.
If the hemoglobin is low we feel tired, breathless etcetera
If the white blood cells are low we can get infections.
If the platelets are low we can get bleedings.
The most common death cause in MDS is heart problems - remember that MDS patients hardly ever are as young as you but perhaps 50 years older.
The second death cause is leukemia - when they look at the bone marrow they find more than 20% blast cells - immature blood cells.
Then some patients get infections like pneumonia, that is difficult to treat.
Another death cause is bleedings due to the low platelets.
It is common that MDS patients with good counts don't need any treatment.
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
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