Thanks, Sandy. We met with my Dad's oncologist yesterday and he recommended a hematologist at USC. We'll probably start there. He gave us some more information as well: Dad has (FAB)-RA with .8% blasts, which I think is good news (if one has to have MDS at all). We still do not know if he has any chromosome abnormalities, but will probably find out when he gets his marrow re-tested sometime in the future. For now, he is still taking Aranesp (he got another shot yesterday), and we're still hoping he'll have a good response (I know that there is a good chance that he won't).
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