I am 72 years old and was diagnosed with AML in May of this year. I have just completed the first course of chemo in the trial and would like to know if anyone out there has been on the same trial? and how they reacted to it. Ginny
My mum had her transplant two weeks ago and it went very well. After the transplant she had very bad days with sickness, tiredness and not eating but since then she is doing very well. The cells that were donated have now started re building and her own cells have started to come up again.
She is getting out of hospital tomorrow and will be a day patient for a few weeks and then should hopefully get home soon.
It's been a very long and heartbreaking time , just so glad we are nearly at the end of it.
Leukaemia is horrid, not just for the patient but also for you: the carer/close friend or relative having to watch and deal with all the various symptoms of the things that grab a hold while the patients' immune system is zero. Every day something new presents itself, and your life is governed from one hospital appointment to the next. etc.
So I am so pleased your Mum is doing so well, not just for her but for all those around her too. I always like to look for a plus side in any sad situation, and for me, it has bought friends and family together and made us all realise just how precious life is. I for one, tend not to worry over smaller less important things in life and am trying to take myself less seriously!! (I did say 'am trying'!)
Anyway, a very big 'cheers' to you all, and a well done for getting this far!
Hi. Your reply made me cry, but for the right reasons. I lost my mum to AML in Dec 1987, and we were told back then that there was no treatment and there was nothing they could do for her. To read your post and know there are treatments and how much better the prognosis is now made me cry with happiness, knowing that other families can be spared what we went through. My mum was only 54 and I was only 20. Kind regards, Clare.
