Age: 65.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Aplastic anaemia, Biopsy bone marrow abnormal, Chromosome analysis normal, Cytogenetic analysis normal, Cytomegalovirus test negative
Clinical narrative: I received it on Monday, I went in to donate blood on Friday, the 8th. They told me my hemoglobin level was below their minimum standards. I had to go home to take vitamins for a couple of weeks. It hadn't happened to me before. I went back on the 26th of January. At that point, my hemoglobin was in the 7's from 12. They recommended to see my doctor. I went on the 29th. When I went to see my doctor, they said I needed to go to the hospital immediately. I was in 5 for hemoglobin. They did all kinds of tests and checks. They didn't know what was causing it. They diagnosed - Aplastic Anemia. That first weekend, I met Dr. , Internal Medicine. I had 0 ANC baby white blood cells. They got me on to a program by Wednesday at hospital. they flew me out there and got me on this program. I have been on it ever sense.  Cyclosporine and Eltrombopog - They got me on those.  A week later when I was still out there - a horse ATG - a bag drip - a transfusion drug - for four days - a drip for 6-8 hours a day.  They put me on Nutrapina Diet.   That is suppose to resurrect of change the t-cells in my blood from attacking my system to helping it. The Cyclosporine is suppose to suppress my immune system so it isn't attacking me. The other  - Eltrombopog is to encourage growth for my ANCs - baby white blood cells. I stayed in the hospital to 2-25-2021. They sent me home with seven or eight different drugs: anti-inflammatory and anti-biotic and anti- everything. I was on for the next month, weaning off now and then. They would watch my blood counts - I went in for twice a week, minimum, and they were also being sent to the hospital. Three months later, in May, I went back, and they did a re-check of all my bone marrow and blood count and everything else. I will be going back on the 9th of August - I'll be knowledgeable in bone marrow transport in case this doesn't work. The drawback to drug therapy - after a year, it starts to screw up my existing bone marrow. If I do bone marrow transport - I'm at an age where it's only 70% cure. I have talked to the lots of different hospitals. A week from Monday, I'll be going to get final wrap-up from all the experts.  Initially, I responded very well - 18 days out- faster than normal to respond. I have been going slow since then...I should be off the stuff by now - is what they are thinking.  I'm on low levels for baby white cells,  platelets, I go back to the doctor -  every week to get  blood draws and to get  units of blood - .5 - ANC - yesterday - so still below. My platelets, yesterday, 21 or 22, highest is has ever been. I have to be at 113 - 164 for those. Hemoglobin level: yesterday: 7.8. The previous year, I am on the fire department - we would get tested for COVID. Back then, we were being tested for any antibodies that said if we had had COVID - and if my body was  producing anything - I always tested negative. They made an offer for me to get the vaccine. I can't go more than a week without transfusions.