A few answers
zoe: Thanks for the reply. I'll try to answer the questions, but its very difficult to get answers from my parents. My dad is 73 years old and initially, only his red blood count was low. He has been taking Procrit since he was diagnosed. I dont think Aranesp. I dont know his BMB(?) blast count at his first bone marrow biopsy when he was initially diagnosed, but will find out the blasts of his 2nd (monday) on Friday. The doctor wants to meet with him, which is never good. He tried Revlimid for about 6months and no improvement, in fact he has had transfusions (with placlets) every week for the past couple of months. Last week he had to have 2 on thursday and 2 on Friday. Today, he's having blood and placlets (red blood count is 7.7). It seems he has one good day (right after blood transfusion) and then he goes down hill. Its very confusing and I afraid it has developed into AML. I need to know what to ask and have no clue. thanks for all your help. Vicki
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