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Slow decrease of neutrophil count 5 years after BMT

Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy | Last Active: May 5 12:20am | Replies (6)
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@welshmark

Hi Lori
Thank you for replying. My transplant was for AML ,I was diagnosed exactly 6 years ago ,had chemo only but relapsed after 5 months so went onto transplant inMay2019. My donor was a 31 year old American and he donated bone marrow rather than stem cells. I assume they have stored some just in case.
I had an nasty viral infection over Christmas but other than that I have been feeling well, running regularly etc.
Mark

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | May 3 1:12pm

Hi Mark, Same diagnosis for me, though I went immediately to transplant after 3 months of chemo. I was in a high risk category so there wasn’t an option of waiting to see if chemo was sufficient.

Has your neutrophil level been steadily falling or just since the viral infection? There are viral infections that can cause neutropenia such as Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV) HIV and viral hepatitis, I know CMV was always on the radar of my transplant team because my donor had it though I didn’t. Has your doctor checked for evidence of a virus? Easier than a biopsy. 😉.

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