I NEED SOME INFORMATION ON ACUTE LEUKEMIA?

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Thank God it’s not for me or my family – I’m essay about it, actually, as well as we need to know a couple of things.
-When/What theatre does it turn untreatable at?
-What have been a treatments/effects of treatments?
-Symptoms?
-Any alternative info upon it would be severely appreciated.
If we can answer any of that, we would be unequivocally beholden – interjection (:

Posted on December 5, 2009 at 7:00 am by admin · Permalink
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  1. Written by Kelley
    on December 5, 2009 at 7:00 am
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    Iin my case, my symptoms were a constant headache that went away with ibuprofen, but always came back. Felt like a severe sinus headache. And fatigue. I wanted to sleep all the time.
    My treatment was induction chemotherapy, 7 days long, 24 hours a day IV. Eight weeks later, I had consolidation chemotherapy, the same as the first. Consolidation chemo was just an extra insurance that bone marrow was repaired
    Effects of treatment…where to start. Of course I lost all my hair. On the positive side, I didn’t have to shave my legs for nearly 8 months after diagnosis. :) I lost approximately 40 pounds. During the 3-4 weeks following each chemo treatment, I bled freely. From everywhere I could bleed, i did. Nose, ears, mouth just for starters. I received blood and blood products to give my blood stream some ability to work normally. Some leukemia patients fight infections as a result of chemotherapy, but my problem was the bleeding.
    I went into remission following my induction chemotherapy. It was suggested that I have a bone marrow transplant immediately following remission. My brother was found to be a perfect match, but due to the bleeding problems, my doctors gave me something like a 15% chance of surviving the transplant. That was too small a chance to risk…I also had 4 young children at home that I needed to be with..So I refused the transplant. That was 6 years ago and I’m considered ‘cured’ now.
    On a different note, its only been in the last 3 or 4 months that I’m willing to discuss the whole ordeal. And the emotional scars from the treatment as well as having a death sentence hanging over your head lasted until I hit my 5 year mark.

  2. Written by avi
    on December 5, 2009 at 7:00 am
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    You should be able to do a simple google search for the answers to these questions.

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