Vidaza Chemotherapy

were myelodysplastic syndromes since 2001, he began with
fatigue, dizziness and shortness of breath. The figures are the lowest blood
hemoglobin and red blood cells, hemoglobin range of 6.0 to 9.5,
and red blood cells varies between 2.0 and 2.45.

The normal value for hemoglobin is 14.0 to 10.0 g / dl, normal cells are 4.30 to 5.90 M Red / mm ³.

The myelodysplastic syndromes affecting the production of blood cells and behavior. Blood carries oxygen, chemicals and hormones on cells in the body and helps eliminate toxins and waste.

Red blood cells carry oxygen to the tissues (muscles, bones, nerves and organs). insufficient number of red blood cells or red blood cells malfunction can cause anemia. The symptoms are paleness, fatigue, throbbing or pounding heart, dizziness, shortness of breath or headaches.

The five categories of MDS are:
refractory anemia
refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts
refractory anemia with excess blasts
refractory anemia in transformation to acute leukemia
Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
The categories of the disease on the lower end of this list are more serious and have a worse prognosis than those above. refractory anemia and refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts mainly affect red blood cells and are the most common forms of MDS. refractory anemia with excess blasts is present when immature white blood cells are found in the bone marrow in abnormally large numbers (five to 20% blasts in the bone marrow, compared to normal explosions less than one percent) . refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation occurs when blasts were significantly increased (more than 20%) and may indicate that MDS will change to an acute form of leukemia.

The category that I am under refractory anemia.


MDS is difficult to diagnose due to the lack of early symptoms of the disease. Often it is discovered by chance during a routine physical exam or blood test. Routine testing is not for MDS, but if the disease is suspected, the doctor may order these tests:
complete blood count. A small amount of blood is taken from the arm, and laboratory measures of red blood cells, white cells and platelets within the sample.
bone marrow biopsy
The examination of the chromosomes that carry genetic material

I get the whole blood has done every week and receive a blood transfusion
once every three weeks or sometimes earlier. Medications such as Procrit,
Arenesp, Epogen has no effect on me. REVLIMID and other similar drugs
do not help either. Currently, I'm chemotherapy (Vidaza) for the last 12 months and there has been no positive results so far.

You have no choice but to keep having blood transfusions and be monitored throughout the progression of your disease. I do not know of any links between MDS and the printer ink. What makes you think caused it?