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neutropenia and working

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April 10, 2017 at 2:48 pm #32085
Janice Sheppard
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my neutrophils have been falling, today ANC is 0.65. i also had a bone marrow biopsy today. i am a RN in an emergency room. should i be working right now? also, what is the significance of 5% reactive lymphocytes?
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April 17, 2017 at 10:10 pm #32105

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Dear Janice, Thank you for your inquiry. Your work environment does put you at risk for infection. You may want to consider a work re-assignment. The 5% reactive lymphocyte finding in your blood is difficult to interpret without the full context of your bone marrow abnormality. You should get more information once the bone marrow is completed. I also would encourage you to be evaluated at an MDS Center of Excellence. Following is a link to our Centers of Excellence worldwide https://www.mds-foundation.org/mds-centeres-of-excellence/. We also have a wonderful information program called the Building Blocks of Hope which we can send you via postal mail. I would refer you to the neutropenia section in Building Blocks of Hope. If this is something that you would be interested in, please forward your mailing address to patientliaison@mds-foundation.org. In the meantime, you can also view this video https://www.mds-foundation.org/bboh/. I hope this information helps.
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