Welcome to the MDS Patient Message Board Post New Thread

Welcome to the MDS Patient Message Board. We hope that you will find this to be a very valuable resource in your journey. We have recently revised the format of our forum to be much more user friendly and pleasing on the eyes. Let us know if you have any problems, or if you have additional suggestions on how we might further improve our site.

WBC Pill

This topic has 3 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 17 years, 5 months ago by LorettaV.

Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)

Author

Posts
November 16, 2006 at 2:46 am #16064

VA Gal
Member

Does any one know of a pill to reduce the WBC? If so, what’s it name? The dr said she might put mom on it, but mom doesn’t know what it is. Her WBC is headed back up.

Thanks

November 17, 2006 at 4:07 am #16065

Harold
Member

The drug could be hydroxyurea (Hydrea), commonly used in certain leukemias to reduce the number of white blood cells.

November 18, 2006 at 4:19 am #16066

VA Gal
Member

Harold,

Thanks for the info. I’ll check it out.

Good to see your blast count is down. Hope things continue to go well for the BMT.

I see that you had 25% blasts in Aug. I’m trying to determine if mom has AML. She can’t have a BMB, but the lastest blood work shows blasts at 47%. Do you know what blast percentage in the blood indicates AML?

November 18, 2006 at 4:35 pm #16067

LorettaV
Member

to VA Gal,
according to WHO (world health organization) if a person has above 20% blasts, then they are classified with AML.
Author

Posts