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Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and skin itching
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@donnamae90
Ultimately the choice for transfusions will be your choice. I am trying to avoid transfusions for as long as I can. Transfusions are not without problems. When I started Revlimid it was a 10mg dose and I had itching. Creams helped. The dose also hammered my platelets and immune system. So, the dose was lowered. I have mild side effects now. At the transfusion point, which I was very near before Revlimid, I would spent at least 4 hours in the chair for a transfusion. That's not quality of life to me. Over time the Revlimid side effects lessened.
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> Ultimately the choice for transfusions will be your choice. I am trying to
> avoid transfusions for as long as I can. Transfusions are not without
> problems. When I started Revlimid it was a 10mg dose and I had itching.
> Creams helped. The dose also hammered my platelets and immune system. So,
> the dose was lowered. I have mild side effects now. At the transfusion
> point, which I was very near before Revlimid, I would spent at least 4
> hours in the chair for a transfusion. That's not quality of life to me.
> Over time the Revlimid side effects lessened.
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