I had three transfusions in the past year. The Revlimid has helped with not having to get one yet. Only have been on it a month.

The first transfusion was given because my hemoglobin had dropped to 7.3 The transfusion did help and made me feel much better. The benedryl didn't sit so well... I got an excessive iching while getting the transfusion. The transfusion kept my counts up for about a month. I have gotten a second transfusion because my hemoglobin dropped to 7.0. The second transfusion went well and I will see how long it lasts.

I had 2 units of blood which brought my HGB from 7.4 to 9.6. Made me feel much better.

hate them having them about 1 every week 1-2 units haven't worked for 5 weeks now, sooo depressed , gaining weight ugh!!!

So far, my treatments of pneupogen & procrit are not working well and I have become TX dependent since Nov 08. I am hoping to begin Revlimid soon so that I may have some hope of a "more normal" life--whatever that may be.

Blood transfusion at 7.8 hemoglobin but has been a month now. Last hemoglobin check was back down to 9.0 one month after transfusion.

Helped for a while

monthly

She has had a number of platelet transfusions in the past several months. Her platelets go up to 75,000 with a transfusion, then within a week are down again.

I had 2 blood transfusions. They worked temporarily. The first was whole blood, the second was irradiated packed red blood cells. The reason they irradiate the blood is to help prevent development of allergic reactions to different antigens, I believe.