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Wife and mother of three young boys, diagnosed at age 39 with AA 2007; treated with ATG and cyclosporine; progressed to MDS end of 2012; MUD on June 26, 2013. |
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Thanks for sharing your experience. I would like understand this better just in case
![]() I know that a rapid blood loss will impact you more than a slow blood loss. If your red cell decline slowly, your body has time adjust to it better until gets really low. But if it's rapid, then it's very noticable because your body responds to the threat. Thanks, Marlene
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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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Caution withacute blood loss
I was interested to read your comments. David has had a sudden drop in Hb every month recently. Some could be explained by infection but most are a mystery to the docs. He has been tested for bleeding and scanned with no answer. He dropped from 9.5 to 8 in three days last week and he kept saying he felt "strange". Yesterday he used the same words and sure enough he was dropping suddenly. It makes it very hard to organise transfusions but I suppose we should be grateful that they are available. The haematologist thought there may be low grade haemolysis but it is a worry, ot should I say, another worry.
Best wishes to everyone Helen
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Husband, MDS 5q- 2003. Transfusions,desferal infusions, Revlimid 2007 partial remission. David passed away Nov 2010 with untreatable heart arrythmia probably from iron overload. |
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"contracted"
"Contracted" usually means dehydrated--remembering that your body can compensate and not show all the signs of dehydration. Blood vessels can constricted, heart rate can increase to allow "normal" functions. I was loosing blood quickly (and more of it) as compared to a normal menstrual cycle so I did lose blood volume and compensated for a few days. Dehydration does give a false reading of how much hemoglobin is available to carry oxygen. In the absence of bleeding, I have no idea how this might apply to a man. I wish you the best.
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Wife and mother of three young boys, diagnosed at age 39 with AA 2007; treated with ATG and cyclosporine; progressed to MDS end of 2012; MUD on June 26, 2013. |
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