Hello, My husband, Ron Vetere, is 67 yrs. old. He had a successful bone marrow transplant in 2010 for recurring non-hodgkins lymphoma. However, in March 2013 he was DX s with treatment related myelodysplasia. From March 2013 until Oct. he recv d Aranesp injections Q2weeks, the lower dose. He had his first blood transfusion in Sept. In Oct. the injections were increased to the higher dose and he was started on Revlimid pill, one QD, 5mg. After 5 months of this treatment he has had 5 more blood transfusions, and has experienced a terrible cough with post nasal drip. We feel the increased dosage of the Aranesp has caused an allergic type reaction due to the severe cough. Our question: Does the Aranesp/Revlimid Tx plan need more time to work, 6 mos or more, or is it time to explore a new treatment plan? Thank you, Hilarie Vetere
Hi and thanks for the query, I am afraid this is not a common side effect of this Chat Doctor.  If it were the case, it would not really require very high doses of the