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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS): Did you have stem cell transplant?

Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (61)
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@consuelo91

Mi madre de 91 años le dieron 3meses de vida tiene SMD
Hay algo que hacer? Alguna alternativa?

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | 1 day ago

Welcome to Connect, @consuelo91 I’m so sorry to hear that your mom has MDS, a type of blood cancer. When the disease is very advanced it can be difficult to treat. Especially in older patients like your mom at 91.
The medications to help treat this would be chemotherapy, which can be quite harsh. As people age, our bodies aren’t able to tolerate the medications as well as when we are younger. This treatment could leave her very fatigued and weak. So your mom’s doctors may be hesitant to use these drugs for her. Opting, instead, to keep her comfortable, allowing her to have a better quality of life at this point in time.
Have her doctors suggested any treatment?

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