Hi Amy - shortly after my transplant I had a similar infection - and was sent to the ICU for a couple of days - very scary place to be sure. I also had fever - they put me on an oxygen mask that forced air into my lungs - just short of a ventilator, which they considered. Fortunately - the infection responded well to the antibiotics and I emerged battered but not broken - hopefully your Dad will also respond to the antibiotics and this will be just another scary bump in the road. Hang in there.
paul
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Lower risk MDS diagnosed 2012. Recurring skin nodules treated with prednisone, otherwise watch and wait. HG dropped from 11.5 to 8.7. Kept going down to 5. Vidaza didn't work. BMT from MUD on September 10 2015
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