Re: Untreated CML better than tolerating treatment???

[Guest guest]

Hi.

ly, I think you need to get a second opinion and right away. Who

are these doctors who are telling him not to treat the CML? What are

their qualifications?

On this and other discussion boards there are folks in their 70s, who

have had heart and other health issues, who are being treated for

their CML -- just as aggressively as those who are younger. Unless

there's something more to your father-in-law's story (and I can't

imagine what that could be), the advice you've received sounds like

dangerous nonsense to me.

Simply put, CML untreated is a near-certain death sentence, with life

expectancy typically in the 3 to 5 year range. Treated properly by a

hematologist/oncologist who knows what he or she is doing, it is

possible that CML will have little or no effect on mortality .

Just my two cents.

Best of luck and warm regards.

>

> My father-in-law has been diagnosed for having CML six months ago.

He

> is 77 years old, had cardiac by-pass surgery a year ago and is told

NOT

> to take anything for treatment of CML. He had pleural effusion a

month

> ago, otherwise, he is managing daily life pretty good. His white

blood

> count is normal. But he suffers from anaemia and very low red blood

> count. He had three blood transfusions so far and doctors keep

telling

> him that this is the best to do for his age and health condition. Is

> this true???? will his case be stabilized (in remission) for a long

> time?? what should we expect?

>

[Guest guest]

seems to me a normal white count after 6 months is not cml maybe all,yes get

another opinion paul Tn.

[ ] Re: Untreated CML better than tolerating treatment???

Hi.

ly, I think you need to get a second opinion and right away. Who

are these doctors who are telling him not to treat the CML? What are

their qualifications?

On this and other discussion boards there are folks in their 70s, who

have had heart and other health issues, who are being treated for

their CML -- just as aggressively as those who are younger. Unless

there's something more to your father-in-law' s story (and I can't

imagine what that could be), the advice you've received sounds like

dangerous nonsense to me.

Simply put, CML untreated is a near-certain death sentence, with life

expectancy typically in the 3 to 5 year range. Treated properly by a

hematologist/ oncologist who knows what he or she is doing, it is

possible that CML will have little or no effect on mortality .

Just my two cents.

Best of luck and warm regards.

>

> My father-in-law has been diagnosed for having CML six months ago.

He

> is 77 years old, had cardiac by-pass surgery a year ago and is told

NOT

> to take anything for treatment of CML. He had pleural effusion a

month

> ago, otherwise, he is managing daily life pretty good. His white

blood

> count is normal. But he suffers from anaemia and very low red blood

> count. He had three blood transfusions so far and doctors keep

telling

> him that this is the best to do for his age and health condition. Is

> this true???? will his case be stabilized (in remission) for a long

> time?? what should we expect?

>

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[Guest guest]

At 07:54 AM 2/5/07 +0000, you wrote:

> His white blood

>count is normal. But he suffers from anaemia and very low red blood

>count. He had three blood transfusions so far and doctors keep telling

>him that this is the best to do for his age and health condition. Is

>this true???? will his case be stabilized (in remission) for a long

>time?? what should we expect?

I think your father-in-law has CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) and YES,

this is often not treated......and the life span with the disease is about

15 years, so for an elderly patient (which most people with CLL are), that

is about a normal life span.

You need to get this clarfied. With CML and NO treatment, it would be

highly unlikely that you would have a normal white count after 6 months of

no treatment.

C.

[Guest guest]

Dearest ,

Thanks for the reassurance. YES, you r probably right, it is CLL. So, he

will not be suffering from any symptoms?

> > His white blood

> >count is normal. But he suffers from anaemia and very low red blood

> >count. He had three blood transfusions so far and doctors keep

telling

> >him that this is the best to do for his age and health condition. Is

> >this true???? will his case be stabilized (in remission) for a long

> >time?? what should we expect?

>

>

> I think your father-in-law has CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) and

YES,

> this is often not treated......and the life span with the disease is

about

> 15 years, so for an elderly patient (which most people with CLL are),

that

> is about a normal life span.

>

> You need to get this clarfied. With CML and NO treatment, it would be

> highly unlikely that you would have a normal white count after 6

months of

> no treatment.

>

> C.

>

[Guest guest]

thanks with the counts his age cll .The doctor never told him what type he

had!!!Bill Walsh 49's couch has it came real close to dyeing after 3 or 4 years

he is about as stable he will get Tn.

Re: [ ] Untreated CML better than tolerating treatment???

At 07:54 AM 2/5/07 +0000, you wrote:

> His white blood

>count is normal. But he suffers from anaemia and very low red blood

>count. He had three blood transfusions so far and doctors keep telling

>him that this is the best to do for his age and health condition. Is

>this true???? will his case be stabilized (in remission) for a long

>time?? what should we expect?

I think your father-in-law has CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) and YES,

this is often not treated..... .and the life span with the disease is about

15 years, so for an elderly patient (which most people with CLL are), that

is about a normal life span.

You need to get this clarfied. With CML and NO treatment, it would be

highly unlikely that you would have a normal white count after 6 months of

no treatment.

C.

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[Guest guest]

At 11:02 AM 2/6/07 +0000, you wrote:

>Thanks for the reassurance. YES, you r probably right, it is CLL. So, he

>will not be suffering from any symptoms?

You should be able to find an internet support group for CLL......and then

you can communicate with those people for suggestions. CCL is quite a

different disease.

Best wishes,

C.