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Low neutrophil counts
Hi Estelle,
I've had a very low ANC recently, .05 (or 50 depending on the scale). My doctor uses Neupogen to stimulate WBC production. After 3 injections at 480mgc over 11 days my ANC rose to .40 (400), much better. Many MDS doctors do not give Neupogen to patients, they seem to feel the white blood cells produced are not really good. It's interesting that they may give them if you are in the hospital with a fever of unknown origin, I've had 2 hospital bouts with a fever that were diagnosed as mild pneumonia in one lung.
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Kirby71, RAEB2 dx 2/04, Thalidomide 30 mo, Revlimid 18 mo, No resp Vidaza
6/09 2nd Thalid use, Promacta, Lowdose Dacogen added 10/09 at 40% blasts. 5/11 BMB-blasts 8%.
2/11 2nd Revl restart=good resp, Platelets drop 6/11, 3rd Thalid,+Nplate+Dacogen. 7/12 Cnts stable for 10 mo.
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