Hi junglegirlsue,
Unfortunately I don´t know much about Aranesp - hopefully somone else can answer that question.
Regarding exercise and MDS (and other blood cancers) I have understood that exercise is supposed to be good but lifting 30 pounds bags is perhaps too much for a woman that have had a heart stint 6 weeks ago.
http://www.cancerwise.org/june_2001/...ull&color=blue
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
69 yo, MDS Interm-1 dx May 2006, transfusion dependent, Desferal 4 days with transfusion, Neupogen 2 injections/week