I wanted to make sure that fellow Massachusetts cmlers know that Greg Stephens & NCMLS will have 'An Evening with the CML Experts' in Worcester MA on April 26, 2012. Would Love to see you there if you can m...
I found out this morning that a fellow cmler that has had cml for over 10 years has recently become very ill and now has been diagnosed with MDS as well? I have read a older post about myelodysplastic syndromes ...
I have just found out that as of March 31, 2012 my insurance will only cover 15K a year for prescriptions and we all know that's not nearly enough for our TKI's. I will not be eligible for medicare until 2015 an...
I have gotten the flu shot every year without any problems but this year I am scheduled for the shot just prior to being PCR tested and wondered if anyone knew if that could interfere with the results of the PCR? ...
Does anyone know more about this scoring system for risk factors associated with CML? I tried to copy & paste a link to this from Bloodjounal.hematologylibray.org but it would not paste here. I k...
Does anyone (Trey) know why it would have 'slight anisocytosis slight polychromasia few ovalocytes' as a footnote beside a recent result for RBC Morph (manual)? Is this something to be worried about? I a...
I have read many posts in regards to eye bleeds with CML but this is my very first one and I was wondering if it is normal for this to happen for the first time after 2 years of treatment. Thanks! Skittles
I am a little uneasy about having my PCR's at 4 month intervals rather than at 3 months even though I have been in MMR for a year and a half and as far as I know (currently waiting for this PCR result)...
I hope someone can help me to understand the part of my BMB at diagnosis that reads 'the lack of myeloid hperplasia is somewhat unusual, but has been reported in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia with marked ...
I want to thank Trey for all of his time and effort in answering my questions and add that we are all so fortunate to have a fellow CLMer that is so dedicated to researching and above all sharing with us. He cal...
Trey, I have been told by the oncologist that my CML is in my platelets rather than my white blood cells (white blood cells were normal and within normal count range in BMB used to diagnose CML) and that only 10...
