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Interpretation of CBC

This topic has 4 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 6 years, 1 month ago by Marcy Bohannon.

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March 11, 2018 at 3:17 am #35946

Ashley Hannagan
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I am wondering, is there ever a time when someone who has MDS will have only one cytopenia? I have just okay platelet count–208 and then neutrophils are 38.5%. Lymphocytes are 48.5% so only mildly elevated there. My total RBC is 4.4 with ref range being 4-5.5. Also, there is a lack of intrinsic factor? What is that about? I had a grandmother (maternal) who had MDS for many yrs before becoming leukemia when she was 91.

March 12, 2018 at 10:03 am #35951

Allan Romriell
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Ashley,
My main problem is low red blood cell count and hemoglobin. I have had low platlets at times but they have been in the normal range for several months now but hemoglobin remains around 11.4 to 11.8 range mostly with red blood cells around 3.8. This disease can have many variations and seems to be different for every patient both in symptoms and how we all respond to treatment. Hope that helps you some.
Allan

March 12, 2018 at 10:30 pm #35953

Mark Simpson
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My main problem is low white blood cell count 1.1, Red Blood Cell about 3.7, hemoglobin 12.1. and platelets are at 79. Intrinsic factor is something to do with Vitamin B12.

Hope this helps

March 15, 2018 at 9:08 am #35962

Ashley Hannagan
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Thank you:)

March 19, 2018 at 5:45 pm #35978

Marcy Bohannon
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I was diagnosed with MDS in December by a bone marrow biopsy. That was my third one since 2007. The MDS was showing up slightly in my earlier biopsies but I was not told about that. I just found it out when I was reviewing my old biopsies, 2007 and 2012. My white count has always been low, with the lowest being 1.1. It is now 3.3. My red blood cell count is 2.7. My hemoglobin is 9, up from 8.9. I have pancytopenia – low white cells, red blood cells, and neutrophils. My neutrophils are 20. I am getting Aranesp injections every 3 weeks. The first one improved the levels a bit but after the second shot, they are back down again. Just got my third injection. Since EPO injections and stem cell transplants are the only treatments, I am very concerned, especially since I may have had this disease for many, many years.
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