[CMLHope] Re: 5 year survivor

2008-03-14 Thread Tmartin2601
My 5 year aniv was 3/3/08. A big congrat to you! Tammy ** It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf000301) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope

[CMLHope] Re: 10 new messages in 3 topics - digest

2008-03-14 Thread David Bradley
Anjana, Thanks. It appears that the trisomy 12 that I have in Ph- cells has still not been the object of any body of research? David Bradley in Michigan --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com

[CMLHope] Re: BMB question

2008-03-14 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
See recent posts this week about BM biopsy. The recommendation is a marrow at diagnosis, 6 months and 12 months after starting Gleevec. Perhaps another one at 18 months depending on how the person is responding. Might skip this one if a Complete Cytogenetic response (0/20 metaphases Ph+) was pr

[CMLHope] Interferon injections

2008-03-14 Thread Laquita
Hello Olivia, I'm sure you feel uncertain about giving yourself injections. Fifteen years ago when I was first diagnosed with CML I first took interferon. My doctor just told me I would be giving the injections myself. I knew I could do it and had no qualms about doing so. The nurse show

[CMLHope] Re: BMB question

2008-03-14 Thread anjana
Dear Lee, The most recent monitoring recommendations come from MD Anderson Cancer Center. The 'Hybrid' Approach *This is the recommended approach by CML Experts from MD Anderson Cancer Center. *Pretreatment bone marrow CA is favored as it can aid prognosis since it can measure

[CMLHope] medical writing: an art, a technique that helps researchers all round th world

2008-03-14 Thread mini
Medical writing is not just an art of writing medical or scientific data in an accurate manner, it is more of a technique that expresses the views and technical demands of the client. There are two styles in which medical writing can be done. They are- * The Regulatory Style- This style is empl

[CMLHope] Re: 10 new messages in 3 topics - digest

2008-03-14 Thread anjana
Dear David, I have not come across any articles on trisomy 12 recently. I asked our doctor who has a patient with trisomy 8 in Ph negative cells for a long time and she still has the abnormality but is otherwise in remission and doing well on Gleevec. I hope you are well, David. Good to see y

[CMLHope] Re: how necessary are bone marrow biopsies?

2008-03-14 Thread anjana
Dear Daniel, That was a typo, we all have 23 pairs of normal chromosomes so 46(X,Y) [20] hopefully soon if your report does not read so already ;-) Believe me, my husband is trying to get out of his 2 year BMA and I have full sympathy with all CML patients. We have junior docs practicing the

[CMLHope] Re: 5 year survivor

2008-03-14 Thread Suzieq
Janet: Hallelujah Congratulations on both & you & your husband have a great time on your trip! God Bless, Suzieq --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com - You received this messa

[CMLHope] PCR Results

2008-03-14 Thread Suzieq
Hello to all; I have been patiently waiting now for four weeks, but I finally received the PCR results this morning from my doctor. I have celebrated the rest of the day.(smile)...another "none detected"I think I danced a little after seeing that. (smile).Anyway, now I am go

[CMLHope] Re: 5 year survivor

2008-03-14 Thread Ken
Hi Janet, Following my five year survival (I will have my tenth year later in 2008), my wife and I flew to Alaska. We rented a car, stayed in a Bed and Breakfast, and traveled for three weeks. When I got tired, we just took some extra time for rest and then continued. We also were in our 60's

[CMLHope] Re: 5 year survivor

2008-03-14 Thread livia klescova
janet and tammy congratulations on your five years... i am very happy for you. livia Tony Lanoue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Congrats Tony. -Original Message- From: CMLHope@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:59 PM T