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Following a bmb doctor said my sons marrow is lazy, red, white + platelets are low, full results in 3 weeks, scared its myelodyplastic syndrome??

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Dr. Lori Semel answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

"lazy" marrow: I am not sure what a "lazy" bone marrow means but there is definitely a depression of the bone marrow if all the indices are low. Wait for the results, there are many possibilities.

Answered 7/28/2014

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