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Old Mon Oct 22, 2012, 03:16 PM
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Hi KMac,

I think it is unusual for lymphocytes to stay so low post-horse ATG. It is more commonly seen with rabbit ATG. Looking back at my numbers, my ALC (Absolute Lymphocyte Count) want down to 0 during ATG but came back to normal levels a little over a week after the ATG ended, despite being on high-dose cyclosporine. Later, at about 6 months post-ATG, my doctors played with increasing my cyclosporine dosage again and my ALC decreased slightly, but not as significantly as yours. Platelets were always my nemesis though. Perhaps yours are WBC's. On the positive side, I've also heard and read that slow recoveries are usually more durable then rapid ones. Hope yours continues in that upward direction!
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55 yo female, dx 9/08, AA/hypo-MDS, subclinical PNH, ATG/CsA 12/08, partial response. small trisomy 6 clone, low-dose cyclosporine dependent
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