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Leukemia

Archives for August 2013

Not Going for Treatment
I am new to this Discussion Board and I have never been on one before. I really do not know what to do, as my husband is refusing to go for treatment for his CLL. We found out that he has this the day after coming home for vacation. His WBC count is 80,000, lymph nodes are all swollen, lost 81 lbs since this February, very…
AML M2
My dad, 57 years old and a smoker, was recently diagnosed with AML M2. He just completed the 3-7 chemotherapy plan and has been in the hospital about 11 days. Every day he is stricken with fevers. He has mood swings and he is extremely weak. The doctors aren't very informative or helpful. Tomorrow he has his second biopsy,…
Reluctant Lessons of Waiting and Pain!
I knew cancer would be a difficult experience, but I wasn’t quite prepared for just how tedious an experience it would be! I once read that movie making involves brief moments of high drama interspersed with long items of total boredom. Anyone who has lived through cancer treatment knows that description applies to us too.…
long term survivor seeks info
i had ALL at age for in the early 1970's. was treted with St. Jude protacol in Amarillo, TX. i am 44 now and have had 3 cancers since 2010 and am now facing a 4th. i would like to talk to others that share my background and chat about what has gone on with them. i just need some info from those that have been there and…
Chloroma aka Extramedullary Leukemia aka Granulocytic Sarcoma
Wondering if anyone else has had experience with these? My mom currently has disease free marrow after a stem cell transplant for blast crisis CML in 2006, but has intractable chloromas that have taken over her right torso, and eroded through the skin. We have tried all kinds of treatment (local radiation, with and without…
LGL Leukemia - Stem cell transplant or Bone Marrow Transplant - have you had one?
Dear LGL family, Yes, at 25 I was told my a specialist I had LGL - Leukemia. He said it was found mainly in women and men in their 60's. I know I love to craft - crochet and knit and be a 'granny' at heart but I was relieved to find there was a reason behind the skin infections and mouth ulcers I had suffered from for…

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