i have been diagnosed with aplastic anemia and i was just wondering if there was anyone else who could maybe help me out.. i was wondering what the blood cell count would be for someone who had a serious case as to a moderate case and what the doses of certain prescriptions would be. Just wanting to know exactly how serious mine is considering my family is my doctor so its a little hard to tell. anything would help!
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Jul
I Have Aplastic Anemia And Was Looking For Some Help From Anyone Out There.?
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Anemia with malaise (weakness), pallor and associated symptoms such as palpitations.
Thrombocytopenia (low platelet counts), leading to increased risk of hemorrhage, bruising and petechiae (small bruises)
Leukopenia (low white blood cell count), leading to increased risk of infection.
Untreated aplastic anemia is an illness that leads to rapid death, typically within six months. If the disease is diagnosed correctly and initial treatment is begun promptly, then the survival rate for the next five to ten years is substantially improved, and many patients live well beyond that length of time.
Occasionally, milder cases of the disease resolve on their own. Relapses of previously controlled disease are, however, much more common.
Well-matched bone marrow transplants from siblings have been successful in young, otherwise healthy people, with a long-term survival rate of 80%-90%. Most successful BMT recipients eventually reach a point where they consider themselves cured for all practical purposes, although they need to be compliant with follow-up care permanently.
Older people (who are generally too frail to undergo bone marrow transplants) and people who are unable to find a good bone marrow match have five year survival rate of up to 75%.
My friend has AA. He did some research and found a couple support sites:http://aplasticanemia.brendangates.com/
Search facebook (if you have an account) and type in Aplastic Anemia and you’ll find some more people.