Dear Sandy---My cml dx was March '00. I was 57 & am now 62. I had what they call a 'mini-transplant': no radiation & less toxic chemo. I think the current practice still is to not radiate on patients 50 & over because of the increased mortality rate.
My transplant in June '00 went well. But it only reduced the # of leukemic cells--from 100% to 20%. By Nov. '00 I went on Gleevec because my brother's cells reached only 30%. Even though my transplant didn't achieve remission, I'm not sorry that I had it. They get better & better at doing this stuff. I agree with everyone else about researching. You've got time to do it & more information makes you feel better. It's all scary but the anxiety level might go down a notch. Please write me if you would like to talk with me & I'll give you my phone #. Best regards Ruth Marcon [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
