Hi...My husband is 87 with MF diagnosed 11/1/12. He curently weighs 130 RBC 2.92..WBC 11.5 HGB 8.8HCT 26 LDH 966.....bun 45...creatine 1.54 ..cr cl..30.03......sleeps most of the day...has congested heart failure, seizure and gout all the time..We can never get any feed back from his 3 doctors...all have different opinions..he s on numerous heart and blood pressure drugs but nothing for MF...He wants to know what then end stages are? Will the heart give out or the kidneys? He won t take anything for pain....Entire body is in pain..Any idea? Suggestions? Words of advice?
Hi, Thank you for posting your query. By MF, do you mean myelofibrosis or any other disease? Has the diagnosis been confirmed by doing a bone marrow examination? I agree, there are no definite treatments for end stage MF, however, you need to discuss this with his doctor. For seizure control, there are good medications such as levetiracetam tablets. For gout due to high uric acid levels, good medications include allopurinol and Eurostat. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow-up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Chat Doctor. Ly/