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You may be best off letting your doctor tell you if you are stable or in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1540103/

Discussion: Just got my blood test results today.

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Posted: 3 hours ago

That is what I am thinking. Did they have the right diagnosis if MDS or was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910881/

Discussion: Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP): What helps?

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Posted: Aug 10, 2023

Anyone diagnosed with MDS/MPN-RS-T? I’ve was diagnosed 5 years ago. There are only 7 patients at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/863258/

Discussion: I have been diagnosed and under treatment for MDS

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Posted: May 20, 2023

Welcome to Connect @stevefenton. Thank you for sharing your experience with Vidaza/Venetoclax for AML. Sounds like...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1155582/

Discussion: Venetoclax plus decitabine not working?

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Posted: Oct 11, 2024

@pathilt Hello! I am an MDS patient and would like to echo, add some more information....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1113342/

Discussion: Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS): how to increase red blood cells?

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Posted: Jul 28, 2024

Well I’m at your beginning point with MDS and will see wat treatment they suggest an...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/819397/

Discussion: MDS treatment options other than bone marrow transplant

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Posted: Mar 1, 2023

Snakebite, are you saying Dacogen and Vonjo are used for your MDS and MF.... or are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1032491/

Discussion: AML, age 78, taking Decetabine/ Venetoclax, no transplant

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Posted: Mar 12, 2024

I am 76 and have MDS with anemia. My hemoglobin dropped to 9.3 so my doctor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1477438/

Discussion: Very worried about MDS. I am extremely anxious and feel very alone.

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Posted: Jan 8 11:51am

Hi @jps01, from my experience with leukemia and hundreds of blood tests over the past 4...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/928445/

Discussion: Living with MDS (Myelodyplastic Syndromes)

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Posted: Sep 11, 2023

I have MDS and I went to Dr Mariano Garcia at MD Anderson in Houston. He...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/665480/

Discussion: Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS): how to increase red blood cells?

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Posted: Dec 27, 2021

My husband was recently diagnosed with MDS. Does anyone know of reasonable townhomes/apartments/condos rentals close to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1015500/

Discussion: Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Sjogren's

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Posted: Feb 14, 2024

Got bone marrow back an it’s MDS seein doc on Friday for treatment options any thoughts...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/819445/

Discussion: MDS treatment options other than bone marrow transplant

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Posted: Mar 1, 2023

Hi @bmarkable. Myelofibrosis (MF) and Myelodyplastic syndrome are two different blood conditons. Myelofibrosis (MF) is disorder...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084232/

Discussion: Is Myelofibrosis (MF) the same as Myelodyplastic syndrome?

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Posted: Jun 10, 2024

Again, I'm no physician. It could very likely be MDS. Your numbers are similar to mine...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1395370/

Discussion: Low WBC, Low Platelets, Low RBC, Large cells - is it always Leukemia?

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Posted: Sep 17, 2025

That’s wat happen to me I had chemo in 2015 an got my MDs 6 months...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/896400/

Discussion: Any survivors of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma out there?

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Posted: Jul 15, 2023

Bad news have MDS high grade need treatment lookin for any info out there but still...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/819239/

Discussion: MDS treatment options other than bone marrow transplant

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Posted: Mar 1, 2023

I have been taking Hydroxy for two years for MDS/MPN-RS-T. Not aware of any side effects.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/146317/

Discussion: How do You Manage Side Effects Of Hydrea or Hydroxyurea for ET?

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Posted: Sep 22, 2020

My husband was diagnosed with MDS 5 yrs ago. After his last bone marrow biopsy in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/994964/

Discussion: Has anyone heard of VEXAS syndrome?

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Posted: Jan 10, 2024

Hello @jonkerri and welcome to Mayo Connect. I appreciate you posting an encouraging message to @yellowlab123...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180912/

Discussion: MDS in a 75 year old male

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Posted: Nov 27, 2024

My husband was diagnosed with MDS not even 2 years ago and he passed away June...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1098766/

Discussion: Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS): how to increase red blood cells?

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Posted: Jul 3, 2024