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I would not look at this as an "either/or" situation. It's never too late to do things to improve your overall health where you can even if you choose to continue with Vidaza.
There are nutritional insufficiencies that can contribute to blood disorders. Fixing them can be helpful. If you are lacking key nutrients like B12, folate, copper, iron and D, all the drugs in the world will not provide the building blocks for blood production. Drugs do deplete nutrients. So it's not uncommon to do both chemo and nutritional support in hopes of a better outcome. Even if restoring nutrients does not correct anemia, your body is in a better position to deal with the issues that arise from chemo and MDS. Sometimes, the best you can do is to keep the disease stable.
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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