My dad had 2 more units of blood after 7 days on vidaza. His WBC 1.7 RBC 2.21 Hemoglobin 6.7 Hematocrit 18.8 Platelets 32. He hasn't had any side effects to Vidaza. He doesn't like the 3 shots in stomach for 7 days. My dad (72) has MDS RAEB with excess blasts. Won't see results from vidaza until after 2 or more cycles. Is there a diet you should be on with MDS? dee