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Disease progression
Just wondering if someone could give me some perspective on the progression of my husband's MDS. Below are his stats in April 2012 at the time of diagnosis.
David age 72, dx RAEB-1 in April 2012, cytogenetics - good (no detected mutations), 6% blasts in bone marrow, hemoglobin - 132, WBC - 2.4, platelet count - 128, ANC - 0.9, watch and wait diagnosis
Here are the stats from his CBC in May 2013: David age 73, hemoglobin - 121, WBC - 1.8, platelet count - 117, ANC - 0.7 His doctor recommends the continuation of watch and wait.
Although he is a retired cell biologist, he rarely talks about his MDS. His doctor says that his numbers are slightly reduced since diagnosis. So I don't hear many comments on how he is doing. So any insights or comments about his progression would be most appreciated.
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Ann, wife of David age 74, dx RAEB-1 in April 2012, cytogenetics - good (no detected mutations), 6% blasts in bone marrow, hemoglobin - 12.1 WBC - 1.7; platelet count - 98; ANC - 0.5, watch and wait diagnosis
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