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Benefit timeframe of raising Hgb...
When I have my regular transfusions, I need to have a set of pre-meds (Tylenol, Benadryl, and IV hydrocortisone). Because of the variations in volume and freshness date, it can take 3 or 4 days before I "feel" the benefit of raising my Hgb. 
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Ric: Low-risk MDS (blasts <4%); 4 cycles Revlimid no positive response; PRBC transfusion dependent; so far, 392'units' over 8 3/4 years; BMB #4 (15/04/01) shows evolution to AML (blasts 20-30%  ) 47,XY,del(5) (q22q35),+21[24][cp24]/46,XY(1).
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