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Originally Posted by Sarah Roman
Thanks for reply wow you really have had some transfusions! I hope you are keeping well. Thanks for advice so you mean Date transfused and sorry what else do you mean?
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When you receive a blood product there should be an identification sticker or tag securely attached to the "bag." Together with a precise individual identification number there will be blood type (e.g., O Positive), date the donation was made, date the donation expires, and actual volume in ml.
Most recommendations are if and when you have had about 20 "bags," you will need to discuss iron chelation treatment (e.g., Exjade) with your Doc to mitigate iron overload.
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Ric: Low-risk MDS (blasts <4%); 4 cycles Revlimid no positive response; PRBC transfusion dependent; so far, 392'units' over 8 3/4 years; BMB #4 (15/04/01) shows evolution to AML (blasts 20-30%
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47,XY,del(5) (q22q35),+21[24][cp24]/46,XY(1).