Facing CML second time round.

FormerMember
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Hi folks. Hope you’re all good. I was diagnosed with CML in 2004 at age of 35 and the Glivec didn’t agree with me so one year later I had a bone marrow transplant which I thought had worked. 15 years later the CML is back and I’m due to start Dasatinub followed by donor lymphocyte infusion(eventually)

  • Hi and welcome to this corner of the Community. I am Mike and I am dropping in past from our dedicated Stem Cell Transplant Forum.

    The SCT group have had a number of folks from a CML background over the year’s so worth checking into this group as well.

    15 years post Transplant - this is amazing but as we all know there are no certainties moving on from Transplant.

    As you are saying you are looking to have a DLI you must have went through a donor transplant.

    I have a different blood cancer - hit my forum name to see my story - but you will see that I had two donor Stem Cell Transplants with cells from my brother. The first failed very quickly but I am just over 4 years post Allo SCT number 2.

    Lets look for someone to pick up on your post and do post in the SCT group.

    ((hugs))

    Mike (Thehighlander)

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    FormerMember in reply to Thehighlander

    Hello there and thank you for your message.

    i was led to believe I was cured :-(

    Still waiting on the the Beatson to find out status of my donor. Am very reluctant to take TKIs but I know I must.

    Sorry to hear your first one failed immediately especially if the procedure was horrendous like mine.

    Nice to chat with you :-)

    Hugs to you too x 

  • If you hit you will see my story that does show I had both Allo’s in The Beatson.

    I am sure the amazing team will find a way forward - keep in touch.

    Mike (Thehighlander)

    It always seems impossible until its done - Nelson Mandela

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