...Wow, I just checked my medical records. It turns out I was on 3000 mg of desferal every night, 5 nights a week, over 6 weeks. This is within the range of maximum daily dosages as shown below:
http://www.rxlist.com/desferal-drug/...ons-dosage.htm
So for me....
Initial feritin ~3000 + ~2 months time + 4 Units PRBC + 90,000 mg desferal = Feritin ~1500
And for Bob...
Initial feritin 1225 + ~2 months time + 5 Units PRBC + 750 mg desferal = Feritin 1918
...it seems I received 120 times more desferal than Bob received over roughly the same time period!
Of course there could be risks in such a large increase in dosage though.
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Kevin, male age 45; dx SAA 02/2012 - Hgb 5.8, platelets 14, ANC 200, 1% cellularity. Received ATG 03/2012. As of 03/2015, significant improvement - Hgb 15, platelets 158, ANC fluctuates around 1000, Lymphocytes 620. Tapering cyclosporine. BMB 20-30% cellularity.
Last edited by KMac : Tue Aug 6, 2013 at 01:16 PM.
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