[CMLHope] For SuzieQ

2007-11-11 Thread karen andrews
Hi Suzieq I can totally sympathize with your pcr jumps. I had reached PCR-U on gleevec about 5 years ago. Iy was shortlived and withing 6 months my PCR started showing pos (this is before the new PCR tests were used), FISH tests started up and eventually by blood counts started to rise. It wa

[CMLHope] Suzan Collins' Posting

2007-11-11 Thread MargotM
Suzan: I believe the lady actually had CLL, rather than CML. She probably got the terms confused. In CLL, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, people often are not treated for several years, as it appears to be a slow proceeding type of leukemia. Unfortunately, my experience has been that once it becom

[CMLHope] Re: question

2007-11-11 Thread educatorsusan
Suzan: Howdee! This lady might have had CLL. CML still has a death rate of 3 months to 6 years if not treated medically. CLL is a slow mover. Unless there are symtoms, you do not treat it at all. Once there are symptoms, it needs to be treated aggressively. The treatment plan of CLL once on