Eithne01,
The treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has changed significantly since the late 1990s, with the development and subsequent approval by the Food and Drug Administration of imatinib (in 2001), the first of a class of medications called tyrosine kinase inhibitors, which target the specific abnormality that causes CML.
Before that time, patients were treated with other therapy, including interferon and bone marrow transplant, and had very poor outcomes.
Are you currently on any medication like imatinib? The neutropenia can be due to your current medication. You can ask your hematologist for G-CSF injection if you have persistent neutropenia. Patients with CML are immunocompromised and can easily acquire infections. Neutropenia also puts a patient in an immunocompromised state.
For now, it is very important to prevent acquiring any infection. You should avoid crowded places and persons with ongoing infection.
Good luck.
Hi.
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) is a blood disorder caused by an acquired genetic defect in the pleripotent stem cell. It has several phases: indolent chronic or stable phase, aggressive or advanced phase, and accelerated and blastic phase. The transition between phases may take years (on the average, 4 to 6 years from the stable phase to aggressive phase).
Average survival rates are generalizations, not applicable to a particular patient. The prognosis is relatively good. Newer techniques are being tried, including imatinib and stem cell transplantation.
All the best, and God Bless!
There is so much more to recovery then just w/d's. It's also about self discovery, changing lifestyle for many and finding the deeper reasons to our use. The one positive about going through this is that I got to learn a lot about myself, I probably would have not known. Although this is a personal issue, if anyone would like to share that would be great. What have you learned about yourself the most through all of this and have you found your deeper issues for using.
TY for the reply. Yes I was told and am thinking that its parasitc or allergy. I went to aruba in June but that wouldn't have an affect on me now, would it?
m uncircumcised, 16 yo had unprotected sex about 2 weeks ago with someone I did it with b4 so I was fine until 3 days ago when I saw spot like pimples it was like a button that had bee. Duh open to the top b4 my discovery I masturbated 2 nights b4 back to back without cleaning off the left over *** I also saw the *** rolled up like in a ball form when I made the discovery today it looks like the pimples are going away because it's not as visible as b4 but should I still b worried ?
Recommended
