Re: Diagnosed Today

[Lernermichelle]

Yes, if the anemia is caused by lymphoma, leukemia the cancer, or an auto-immune response, steroids are one of the best things to use and are actually necessary. Michelle   In a message dated 6/13/2006 9:00:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:     Hi,    It depends on what is causing the anemia, Bailey was getting high doses of pred along with epogen to fight his anemia. >>>> this is not good as pred is an immune suppressant, not to mention I don't think it is necessarily the best way of handling anemia >>>>