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!
hi i have just seen your recent post.and i wish i had some answers for you..im so sorry i havent an i can see your frustrated but persevere and keep posting..i just wanted to say hi and let you know people are listening but they maybe just dont have an answer for you..im sure somebody who can relate will come across your post and offer some help or support..
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?
Hi Everyone. I thought that I'd start a thread about something nice. Can you think of a time when someone (maybe a stranger, maybe not) helped you when you were in pain?
For example, for me, sometimes people at the food store offer to help me take the food to my car. The little things mean a lot to me!
Does anyone else have any other little things that have touched them?
Also, on a side note--and I don't know where to put this...
Therapy with corticosteroids is used for the treatment of most and additional therapy is available and dependent upon the type of HS. Newer medicines such as imatinib and mepolizumab are said to be promising. So, should your son have HS, there is reason to be optimistic regarding a positive response to currently available therapy.
You should request, of his doctor, an additional explanation for the tentative diagnosis of pre-hypertension.
Good luck.
Hi ladies. It been nice sharing & reading about different topics on here with you. My little princess came on Saturday morning, at 37 weeks. My birthing plan was to have an epidural but she had her own plans. I woke up at about 6am with contractions that were 5-7 minutes apart. I showered up to see if they would stop. They slowed to about 10 minutes. I thought I'd take the tine to put on a little make up. As soon as i sat down, my water broke.
How much have you ladies gained throughout your pregnancy ? I'll be 36 weeks in 2 days and I've gained 50 lbs . I was only 100 lbs to start though.
For all the young mums who feel its too early or for people judging them.. I thought this was really nice and said id share :) .. Its something like.. " Being a young mum just means i met you a little sooner and get to love you a little longer " .. I think thats sooo nice!! :) Everytime i have doubts i read this and it makes me feel better.. Jus thought id share!
I had my 37 week appointment today. I'm 2cm and doc said I have a really nice looking cervix. What does this mean??
So my boyfriend seems to think I'm having a boy because he said I'm mean he said if I was having a girl I would be much nicer. However I know that we are all hormonal as is but has any of you ladies notice being just overly mean or nice and also wat are you having. Btw I'm 17w1d with my third and I have 2 boys so I'm hoping for a girl but with both other pregnancies I do recall being mean.
cause of it, I know my mother suffers from low blood pressure but noone I know in my family has high, please give some nice advice, thank u
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