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mnsnyl, you may be new at this, but it sounds like all of your assumptions are correct. The swollen face is almost certainly from Prednisone, and will go away as soon as you taper off of it.
The hair growth is most likely from Cyclosporine. I'm not sure what you can do about it as long as you're still taking it, and it is recommended not to taper off it too quickly. I suspect the low WBC may be related to this as well, as that remains my husband's lowest count (he's still taking a low maintenance dose). It is only targeting the lymphocytes, however, so it shouldn't affect the neutrophils. As long as your ANC is good, you should still be protected from most infections.
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-Lisa, husband Ken age 60 dx SAA 7/04, dx hypo MDS 1/06 w/finding of trisomy 8; 2 ATGs, partial remission, still using cyclosporine
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