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.