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It is a personal decision. Everyone's situation is different. Bruce was first diagnosed with neutropenia, and has dealt with that for almost 10 years. After Bruce's diagnosis, we "grounded" ourselves for 3-4 years and avoided public places. The only traveling we did was to doctor's offices.
A trip to Patagonia in Chile came up, a place Bruce had always wanted to see, and he made a conscious decision to go, understanding the risks. He had a transfusion right before we left. He avoided catching a cold that was going through our tour group, and came home healthy. We subsequently made another trip to South America.
So far, so good in our case. It could have been different, of course and this is not an endorsement to travel, but as Bruce says, living is risky, whether you have a bone marrow disease or not.
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Catherine, wife of Bruce age 75; diagnosed 6/10/11 with macrocytic anemia, neutropenia and mild thrombocytopenia; BMB suggesting emerging MDS. Copper deficient. Currently receiving procrit and neuopogen injections weekly, B12 dermal cream and injections, Transfusions ~ 5 weeks.
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