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Old Mon Sep 1, 2014, 08:59 PM
Rentzi Rentzi is offline
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Location: Edgeley, North Dakota
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Hello. My husband, 45 years old, was just diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia. We were sent to Rochester MN and received ATG and cyclosporine. We are just 2 weeks out after treatment. His original numbers were Platelets; 1, WBC 1, and red held for awhile 13-14, but have been falling to 10. He has only received platelet transfusions but it looks like red blood cells will be coming. His white has slowly climbed from 0 to 1.4 with neutrophils jumping around but slightly consistent upward trend. slight. We go for labs every MWF and receive transfusions accordingly. From what I can tell here this will be a long road. We are both teachers and he farms on the side with his father. We were hoping at first that he would be back to work in a month or two. It is looking like that is not the case for most. He walks twice daily, and is able to play some golf. We return to Mayo Clinic next week for a check up. This came on quite suddenly with noticeable bruising while we were on vacation. A cat scan revealed a small thymoma which may or may not be causing this. It will have to come out when his counts allow for major surgery. We would love to hear from any of you on this journey.
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