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Close Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
Stage: M0

I was diagnosed with AML M0 Aug 15th, 2008. It started out Feb I started having what i thought was muscle spasms in my arms and shoulders. The pain got severe a few weeks before being diagnosed. Went the the hospital, and was given meds for muscle spasms. On Aug 10, I started having trouble breathing so they did an x-rays and it showed fluid in my lungs. The fluid was drained, and cancer cells were found. Then came the BMB, and my diagnosis.

Treatments

Chemotherapy Working / Worked

Then came my induction chemo treatment ( 24 hrs a day, for 7 days), did fine during, but right after, when my counts dropped, I got an infection that sent me to the ICU for 2 weeks on a breathing machine, I didn't want to know exactly what went on there, cause I don't remember, and I woke up after 2 weeks and did not look the same. All I know is that it was really bad, and they saved me. After that I had 4 consolodation chemo (3 hr every 24 hr for 3 dys) Did pretty well through those. It workd

Cytarabine Working / Worked

Never really had a problem with Cytarabine. Never got nausea, made me a little tired, but that could have been laziness, but I seemed to gain weight on chemo and after for no reason

Neupogen Working / Worked

Took this for 10 days after every treatment. Worked good, I knew once I was done with the shots each month, I could be back to normal for a little while