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Old Tue Jan 13, 2009, 12:47 AM
Ruth Cuadra Ruth Cuadra is offline
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Welcome to Marrowforums, Hopeful. I hope your member name really does reflects your outlook.

Like everything else with bone marrow diseases, people's responses to ATG vary widely. Some will recover their blood counts in just a couple of months, but for others it can take up to a year or more. Some will even require a second round of ATG. It's difficult to be patient when you're feeling poorly and are anxious to get back to your "regular" life, but patience is what it takes. You noted in your signature that your red cells are at 9, which seems pretty good for just a month after ATG. What were your counts like before the treatment?

Regards,
Ruth Cuadra
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