Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) Support Group
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), also known as acute myeloid leukemia, is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells. Patients with AML usually present with symptoms such as fatigue, bleeding, infection, prompting medical attention. An abnormal blood test reading will then result in further testing in a hospital with a hematologist to determine AML.
BMT completed 20th March 2014
Just to update you, Mum is doing really well... she is walking again, all be it with a walker but its improving all the time.
When she came home, she was only able to walk say 10 meters assisted, now she spends more time out of the wheelchair than in it. She was in it Sunday night and only really used it today as she had her monthly checkup.
So checkup
Hb 145
WBC 5.5
kidney / live normal
platelets 90
The platelets they are not worried they say its just normal to be low and slow, she has one week they may be up to 109 (highest they have been) then they go down and then then go up, they did show mum her chart and its like a big wave... last fortnight they were 86 so its on the up wave again.
That stupid (but important ) Cyclosporine she is being weened off, reduced again today and then again in 2 weeks... Can not wait as we all think this is the source of the non-walking problem (each time it has reduced she has improved).
Anyway all is good, she feels great and learning to live with a slight disability at the moment, is better than other outcomes :)
Just to update you, Mum is doing really well... she is walking again, all be it with a walker but its improving all the time.
When she came home, she was only able to walk say 10 meters assisted, now she spends more time out of the wheelchair than in it. She was in it Sunday night and only really used it today as she had her monthly checkup.
So checkup
Hb 145
WBC 5.5
kidney / live normal
platelets 90
The platelets they are not worried they say its just normal to be low and slow, she has one week they may be up to 109 (highest they have been) then they go down and then then go up, they did show mum her chart and its like a big wave... last fortnight they were 86 so its on the up wave again.
That stupid (but important ) Cyclosporine she is being weened off, reduced again today and then again in 2 weeks... Can not wait as we all think this is the source of the non-walking problem (each time it has reduced she has improved).
Anyway all is good, she feels great and learning to live with a slight disability at the moment, is better than other outcomes :)
Karen- platelets bounce all over, it's perfectly normal and expected, after transplant. Remember what we went thru, down for almost two weeks, then slow steady climb up. Sounds like he's doing great! Can't believe he's cleared to return to work! Awesome. But mostly I am so glad he's home w his wife and daughter
Great news on laryssa too!
DaveJ
Lea I can't believe they returned him to work either.
Everyone continues to be in my prayers and it is so relieving to see everyone's posts and that they are doing well.
Karen
Karen
Karen
Blessings
Julie
I just spoke with Larissa, who is at day 72 and doing well. She is dealing with dehydration that requires her to receive saline infusions and requests prayers for her upcoming day 100 bmb
May God bless all the sct warriors
Julie