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Conference turris::womannotes-v2

Title:	ARCHIVE-- Topics of Interest to Women, Volume 2 --ARCHIVE
Notice:	V2 is closed. TURRIS::WOMANNOTES-V5 is open.
Moderator:	REGENT::BROOMHEAD

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 30 1995
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1105
Total number of notes:	36379

962.0. "Anemia" by CURIE::TZELLAS (Set Def [Atlantic.City]) Thu Jan 25 1990 09:52

    I was wondering if anyone can answering some of my questions about
    anemia.  I was just diagnosed as having Mylieofybrosis, a form
    of anemia.  How the doctor explained it to me is that I have
    cells in my bone marrow that produce scar tissue.  My bone
    marrow is full of scar tissue that it depletes the blood cells
    (white, red, and platelets) the blood cells are being produced
    but they are killing each other off.  
    
    The Doctor mention that the course of action is a bone marrow
    transplant or hormone injections (which is a new drug that
    stimulates blood cells, not woman hormones like the pill provides).
    
    My questions is does anyone heard of mylieofybrosis? Has
    anyone ever had a bone marrow transplant and what is it like?
    I have had a bone marrow test.  Does anyone know of these
    new drugs (hormones) they use to treat anemics?  
    
    I know I should be asking my doctor, (the appointment is 
    this afternoon) but I was just curious if anyone else has
    been through this?
    
    Thanks
    
    Kathi

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962.1		LEZAH::BOBBITT	invictus maneo	`Thu Jan 25 1990 10:54`	5
	You might also want to try asking in the MEDICAL notesfile, currently at HYDRA::MEDICAL.... -Jody