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Paula,

Hi there, I was treated and still am being treated at MSKCC- Memorial Sloan Kettering. I thought they were great, and my docs were wonderful. I had MDS, RAEB, blasts were about a 12%-progressing into AML if not treated. I was going for tx about 2 times a week for plats and red blood. I eventually had chemo and then a stem cell transplant all done at MSKCC. I’m just shy of 17 months post-transplant.

Let me know what you decide and where you end up going.

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Sarah,
WOW!, yes I had 2 bad reactions. One time from red blood, about 30 minutes after the transfusion, thought I was fine to go home. I was in the car but started getting a rash. Ran back up to the transfusion room and they watched me for an hour and gave me tylenol and benadryl. I was always given that stuff even before my transfusions. Another time was in the hospital. I was gettting platelets. I started having a reaction about 30 minutes into the drip. My body started shaking, confulsing, had a fever. The nurse couldn’t get my oxygen count on my fingers or toes so I had to start using the machine. What fun!, actually it was a really scary event.

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