Well, I took Aranesp only once, in 2006, when I first had AML, and I'd had several blood transfusions while recovering from a round of consolidation chemo. My oncologist decided to give that a try to boost the red count. Honestly, I don't think it did anything for me. My counts eventually recovered on their own. I don't remember any side effects, but then, I took only one shot. Taking it on an ongoing basis is something different. Other than that, I don't know much about it, or Chinese Hamster Ovary(?) but I hope everything works out well for you. I would think post-transplant, some of our counts remain lower than many regular folks, without being in a level that would concern docs. My white count is always at the very low end of normal. I doubt it will ever be very good again. My transplant was July '08. I'm not sure with the red count what would be considered "too" low. Are you having symptoms, like tiredness and short of breath? What do your doctors say about the low red count?
Pam
