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MDS
Hi mm031285,
Your mother probably has a kind of MDS that progresses very slowly. Has she only anemia (low red blood cells)? Are her white blood cells and platelets OK?
How old is she? You know there is really a cure for MDS and that is stem cell transplantation (SCT) but many clinics will only perform a SCT in patients less than about 65 yo.
It is not true that all MDS patients will get acute leukemia in 5 years. Only about 30% of the MDS patients will get that diagnose.
I have met MDS patients that have been treated for their anemia with drugs that stimulate their bone marrow for 20 years. They have high quality of life.
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
73 yo, dx MDS Interm-1 2006. Positive results with Thalidomide + Prednisone.
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