I have had aplastic anemia for over two years now.
I experienced the same symptoms as other people have described. Two bone marrow aspirations, numerous blood tests revealed no cancer but none of the doctors locally or at Mayo could diagnose my problems. I got so weak from lack of hemoglobin I could hardly walk or breath.
My family pretty much figured this was the end.
I sent my two bone marrow biopsy results and ten blood tests to Moffitt cancer ctr in Tampa Fl. Within a week I was contacted and told to come to Moffitt. They new from my existing tests and biopsies I had Aplastic Anemia. They gave me a week long treatment in patient and put me on Cyclosporin and promacta and a few other meds. Within 6 weeks my blood levels all rose and my platelets went from 7k to over 260k.
I have been weened off promacta and gone from 400mg of Cyclosporin to 50mg. My blood tests are stable just teetering on normal, my platelets fell to 120k, but my hemoglobin is stable at 13.4.
I am 77 and feel great now. I'm too old for the bone marrow transplant so hopefully I can remain stable and not decline to the point of blood transfusion again.
Moffitt in Tampa are experts with Aplastic Anemia.
I wish you all the best, the treatment I got has a 75-80% chance of success. No guarantees if you will be treatable but it's definitely worth checking Moffitt cancer ctr in Tampa Fl.