Hi I was diagnosed with leukaemia AML back in December 2020
I am a young and healthy 58 year old never smoked and never drank heavily and quit drinking 6 years ago !! Just thought you would like to know my lifestyle.
I had intensive chemotherapy in hospital for 2 weeks with 2 weeks of monitoring. After the monitoring it showed my white blood cells etc were doing well and was allowed to go home.
while at home I improved daily my energy levels got back to normal and my appetite was back !!! I felt alive.
After about three weeks I had a second bone marrow biopsy to see how the treatment went.
Results of the biopsy showed that the 1st round of chemotherapy had been mostly successful although there was slight traces of cancer.
my consultant suggested that another round of chemotherapy was needed to mop up the traces.
I have now had the 2nd round of chemotherapy and feel really well again, but the consultant recommended having a stem cell replacement, I have read all the info but I’m not sure ? The risks may out weigh the quality of life I have now.
Just wondering if anyone would like to comment ?
Andrewf
Hi and warm welcome to the Macmillan Online Community although sorry that you had to find us and especially sorry to hear about your diagnosis and that you are looking down the Stem Cell Transplant (SCT) tunnel.
I have had two Allo (donor) SCTs for my rare type of NHL and for me, it saved my life. Yes it was a hard journey but worth it - hit my name to see my story.
The Community is organised into dedicated support groups so can I recommend you join our supportive Stem cell transplant group, this will be a good place to connect with patients and families navigating the same type of cancer journey.
To join a group just click on the link above then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens.
You can then introduce yourself by putting up a ‘New Thread’ or hit the box with the X on the top right (phones), you could just copy and paste the text from this your first post. You can also join in with existing ‘Discussions’ by clicking on 'reply'.
It’s always good to talk and the Macmillan Support Services provides lots of information, support, financial guidance or just a listening ear.
Most services are open 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week and it's free to call on 0808 808 00 00 have a look by Clicking here to see what is available and we also have our Ask an Expert section, but do allow two working days for replies from our expert team.
You may find this thread in the SCT Group a good start
SCT Success Stories
I will keep an eye open for you.
