The next generation sequencing results will be helpful for your doctor to gather more genetic information about your CCUS status and what’s contributing to your low blood counts. Some of these blood conditions can develop very slowly over many years before anything significantly changes.

Since you’ve had up and down numbers for close to 30 years it may be possible there are some changes taking place now.

You may have had progression for some time but it wasn’t until you injured your leg that it became apparent. If you had an infection or injury that didn’t heal quickly that could have been an indicator that your immune system wasn’t at 100%. That same deficiency can be the reason your body reacted the way it did with the Influenza A, having to be hospitalized and now, not recovering very quickly.

Are you working with a hematologist?