hello my husband has been diagnosed with aml 88 percent blast cells he is 51 years old went in with a boil went to get it taken out blood came back with aml he went into hospital on the 8 th april has finished his first round of chemo hes has had daunorubicin and cytarabine and mylotarg hes very fit and no other heath problems apart from he has caught a bug in his pick line when they took it out am just really worried hoping to get him home before he starts the next round they said he will have 3/4 rounds off chemo
Hi and welcome to the Online Community, although I am so sorry to see the circumstance that brought you here and so sorry to hear about your husbands diagnosis.
I am Mike and I am dropping in past from our Lymphoma Forums just to say Hi and give you some helpful information.
From my long experience catching infections is normal and PICC lines are always high up on the list, but lets look for him to get home for some R&R before his next cycle.
Lets also look for some of the AML folks to pick up on your post, but give it time as folks don't log in to the site as much me.
There is a lot of pressures during a blood cancer journey like this but you may find looking through our various Macmillan Support Line Services then call them on 0808 808 00 00 to be very helpful covering Emotional Support and Practical Information. Clinical Information and Financial Support and Work Guidance mostly open 8.00 to 8.00 but check the link...... they have very good listening ears.
We also have our ‘Ask an Expert’ section where you can post questions to our mostly Volunteer Experts but please allow 2 working days to get a reply.
We also have our Online Information and Support Section where you will find some great pages covering the cancer diagnosis, treatment and information pages covering most types of cancers..... just look for AML
Talking to people face to face can help a lot so check to see if you have any Local Macmillan Support Groups in your area or a Maggie’s Centre as these folks are amazing.
Well done in getting information into your profile as this does help other when they come to talk with you and of course, you can look at other folks journeys by hitting their forum names.
A blood cancer is a complicated journey, its not a sprint but a marathon and it does just take time, so perseverance is so important. Your husband is in safe hands, you need to be supported as well as it can be much harder for the person looking on....... but keep your eye on the greater good in all this.
We are around to help out, answer questions as best as we can and walk the journey with you.
