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Viruses and low Hb
Hi all. I've just been in hospital for 2 weeks with a mystery virus - chills and high fevers for about 7 days (wasnt pleasant). I normally have only a low platelet count but during this illness my Hb dropped and I needed 2 units of blood. I'm waiting for an outpatient appointment on Friday to have a good talk with my Hemo about what may have caused this.
Can a virus cause a drop in counts like this? I guess I really want to know if it's a progression of my MDS. My guess is that I will have to keep watching and waiting as usual to find out that answer.
Hope I start to get my energy back soon, without too much drama.
Thanks for being there to chat to. Julie xo
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Julie (38yrs); dx AA 1996 & treated w/ATG, cyclosporine & G-CSF; 2010 dx int-1 secondary MDS, low platelets, on prevention antibiotics, fevers of unknown origin, MUD found for BMT when the time is right, which is now! MDS transformed to AML after many infections.
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