Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
Posted on: Sat, 01/03/2008 - 17:19
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
My friend has Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia with the Philadelphia Gene and is having a partial match bone marrow transplant. Does anyone know anyone under these circumstances that has been cured or put in remission? They say the odds are not good but it's his only chance.
I have been in contact with a couple who have been throught his. Her husband has had a stem cell transplant and though he has been quite ill and they ahd to work hard to get funding for one of his drugs he is now in remissiona nd back at work 3 days a week. he had his transplant in July last year and has been back at work about a month. Hope this gives you something to focus on.
Pendle40
hello!i am also looking for informatin about the philedelpia chromazone,do you know much about it?
Hello michael was diagnoes with BAL (mixture of ALL and AML cells) and the Philadelphia Gene. He is doing great, his website is www.caringbridge.com/visit/michaeldinunzio
Hi
It's encouraging to hear that your husband is doing well and I am really pleased for you. Would you mind telling me a bit about the whole process? I have just been told that I may need a stem cell transplant and from reading the leaflet they gave me it all sounds dreadful without much guarantee of success. Am I being dreary? Probably yes but it is so hard to get much of an idea without talking to people who have actually been through it. I have non hodgkins low grade as well and have just fought my way through eight sessions of chemo and hopefully am in remission. To be told that I now need to face 5 weeks in isolation etc is a bit on the heavy side!
Any info you could give me would be a great help.
Take care
Pennyv