As I mentioned before, I had experienced canker sores in my mouth since May 2004. Shortly after I started on Procrit, I also read about a link between dry mouth, SLS based toothpaste and canker sores. I switched to Biotene toothpaste and my canker sores cleared up. Maybe this was also connected to the Procrit as well.
Anyway after the blood transfusions in September, I also had over 3 months being transfusion free. During this time, my reticulocytes increased from 4% to over 12% indicating the Procrit was working. My Hb actually increased to almost 10 though my platelets crept up to 529. Unfortunately, the canker sores came back in December.
I also switched hematologists since my original one moved out east. The new Dr had me checked out completely by a cardiologist since the Anagrelide is known to cause heart problems as a side effect. My heart checked out fine.
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