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What disorders cause low red blood cells?
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I have what is called pancytopenia where all my blood counts are very low. I don’t have to get blood transfusions but they’re watched closely by doctors. My blood donating is long over. I believe my condition was caused by agent orange but the veteran administration will not admit it.
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@harleewine There's also thread here for CCUS. (Which is what I think many of us with pancytopenia eventually get diagnosed). May or may not be helpful to you.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/dose-anyone-else-have-ccus/
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@harleewine Appeal the decision to the administration — start with the Pentagon, not to the VA itself.
It took decades before the VA admitted that a unique type of cancer that appeared 30 years after exposure was caused by agent orange, but finally the VA admitted it and vets got treatment.
Read the military blogs. You are not alone. A relative of mine was treated by the VA for the rest of his life once the cancer’s cause was acknowledged.