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Originally Posted by MK921
My doctor had said at one point that the cyclosporine may actually be keeping my counts low. Has anyone heard that before?
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I actually asked Ken's doctor about this at his last visit, because although his Hgb and even his Plts have finally reached normal range, his white count remains on the low side. I thought that maybe the cyclo's anti-T-lymph activity might be lowering his overall WBC, since his ANC has generally been pretty good. The doctor didn't think so, though. He said that that could be a factor, but that it should be more than offset by the cyclo's keeping the disease itself in check. He didn't have an explanation for the lowish WBC, but was encouraged to see that it could still mount an effective response when needed. Who knows?
