Leukemia

Share your personal experience with leukemia. Discuss your treatments, share information you've learned along the way, and discuss strategies for screening and prevention.

Discussions

Cures for cancer already exist, but not in the realm of chemical-base

• By Mty9869 · New reply March 4, 2013
• 9 replies
• A lot of people ask me, "Matthew, how can you say that chronic disease is reversible? The American Medical Association doesn't say it's reversible. The American Cancer Society says there's no cure for ...

EDS and Leukemia

• By spanky05 · Posted March 13, 2012
• 0 replies
• I am 60 years old and have a family full of EDS. I have not gone for the testing, but it's obvious (and my sister has been diagnosed). I was diagnosed in 1979 with MS. Just 6 weeks ago I found out I have ...

New to Group

• By Sherri460 · New reply April 29, 2011
• 3 replies
• Hi Everyone! Just wanted to introduce myself to the group my name is Sherri and I have CML. I was diagnosed in 2003 and take 600mg of Gleevec a day. I have had all of the the side effects you can think ...

CLL stage 0???

• By goat · New reply February 28, 2011
• 2 replies
• Does anyone have CLL /stage 0 ...

AML MDS Survivor

• By dbrowncsuaedu · Posted September 3, 2010
• 0 replies
• My complete survival story is too long to post here. It is on http://BibleThought.org/ -- on the home page scroll to the bottom and click on No Visitors Please. I was diagnosed at the end of May 2009 ...

Update

• By junesdaughter (Inactive) · Posted April 27, 2010
• 0 replies
• its now April 2010, and 11 months since my mum has had mds, though now she has acute myloid luekemia, and has lost 3 stone in weight, has blood transfusions every 3 weeks, making very little difference ...

YOU CAN SURVIVE WITH CML

• By Sue62 · New reply November 4, 2009
• 14 replies
• CML or Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia is something that you do not want to have, but it is treatable. Sharing your experiences with others can make all the difference in the world as to how you will live ...

CLL-SCL

• By stargazerlily17 · New reply August 8, 2009
• 6 replies
• Hello, my husband was recently diagnosed with stage IV chronic lymphocytic leukemia-Small Cell Lymphoma. We are still in shock, disbelief and of course fear. Are there any other families out there facing ...

Myleodyplastic Syndrome

• By noni63 · New reply June 9, 2009
• 2 replies
• I was just recently diagnosed with low grade Myleodyplastic syndrome and one of the first things they did was what the dr. called a cortisone challenge. He said if the WBC came up I would have a inflamation ...

Life after BMT

• By pris06 · New reply March 6, 2009
• 6 replies
• I had a bone marrow transplant about 3 years ago. I had leukemia ALL and AML. I feel lost and don't know what to do. Just need someone to talk wih that un derstands. After being in and out of the hospital ...

new diagnosis

• By HEIDIANNE · New reply January 18, 2009
• 1 reply
• my 41 year old sister was diagnosed on oct 3 with leukemia apl type, she started her chemo induction on oct 5, today the 8th she was pneumonia. can anyone share their expierences with hospital protocols ...

CML, I have CML sice 2003

• By Taddy (Inactive) · New reply November 29, 2008
• 1 reply
• 20 years old, living with CML since 2003 and need some help, currently taking GLEEVEC and i want to know how much it cost to get chemo? if anybody know please say something . THANKS ...

New diagnosis

• By Rockdan · New reply April 30, 2008
• 2 replies
• Hi, I would like to speak with anyone who is at stage 1. I don't have any idea what to expect ...

Feverfew against CML

• By Steve5 · New reply December 23, 2007
• 1 reply
• Does anybody know about trials in GB the newest medecine from Feverfew - a flower? Stan ...

CML Blast/Sprycel

• By Nannie2 · New reply November 13, 2007
• 1 reply
• Is anyone out there with CML in the blast crisis phase taking Sprycel? I was Dx in April this year in the blast phase. Sprycel took me out of the blast phase but have other issues popping up /Could be ...

C.M.L.

• By amazingthought · Posted November 7, 2007
• 0 replies
• I was dianoised with Leukemia 2 years ago I have been on Gleevec very sence 400 mg My body hurts all over it is horriable when I lay down I have to move constant I usually sleep on my soft sofa its very ...