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Old Sun Apr 29, 2018, 12:47 AM
maggiemag maggiemag is offline
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Hello BW. Wasn't your husband already anemic? Hence the diagnosis of RAEB?? How low is he now? Has he had any treatment like growth factors such as Procrit or Aranesp? I would imagine your doctor already knows if he is iron deficient, so I would check with them first. I can't speak for your physician, but if I have a change in bloodwork, like ANC diving or Hb diving down, my oncologist would do another BMB before any decisions were made. She says "you can't treat what you don't know." How long ago was his last bone marrow? Certainly, would think no one would mention a transplant without knowing what's actually going on in his marrow right now. But I am not a physician.

Good luck and please keep us posted.

Mags
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Margaret, age 68, dx MDS 5 q- 5/09- now RCMD; also MGUS. TP53 and TET2 mutations
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