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What disorders cause low red blood cells?
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: 5 days ago | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
Hi @rbevill. There are several blood conditions which can cause a decrease in red blood cells. This sounds very serious for you with having to receive blood transfusions so frequently. What type of testing has been done to help diagnosis what’s going on? Have you had a bone marrow biopsy?
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@loribmt yes I have had 2 bone marrow biopsies and still no answers.
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@you are always so helpful to this website . Thank you !
My husband was on Vidaza , did well for 20 months and now the red blood counts are dropping .
Dr. ordered a BMB immediately to see what's going on .
The result ( came back a week ago ) was this BMB since 2 years ago has not changed and actually several mutations were not there anymore . Blast is still 5 % .
Dr was afraid Vidaza is not working anymore and is actually causing the low red blood counts since chemo can kill good cells too ; and my husband is not making fast enough red blood cells to replenish . He is 83 years old .
Current situation is to be on EPO injections only and no more chemo . Hope that works and give the patient a break .
If blood counts are low again , get blood transfusions .