First of all I would like to give a brief discription of the disease to help those understand what I have been diagnosed with. September 2006 I GOT A DIAGNOSIS OF INDOLENT non Hodkins Lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The diseases are very similar where lymphoma affect your lymph nodes and leukemia is a blood cancer and has an affect of your blood. My disease was diagnsised thru my enlarged lymph nodes.
These symptoms develp slowly and is called indolent non hodgkins lymphoma. They call it a wait a watch progarm. They did not want to give treament untill the diease starts toshow symptoms. I have called it a wait and worry program. Like sitting on a time bomb.
Some people with the disease can progress very slowly. I was diagnosed Sept. 2006 but was told that i most likely had the disease a few years prior to diagnose it.
Signs that influence the decision to treat pations would be:
1-changes in blood counts. WBC starts to increase.
2-Enlarging lymph nodes
3-Anemia
4-fatique
5-sweats, especially at night.
It appears that I am getting a worsening of my symptoms so the doctor would like to treat me. Boohoo. I am currlently keeping a journal of my symptoms and will see the doctor at the first of March.
I will keep you informed of my orogress and doctor visit. Sometimes it might me easier for me for interested people look at the blog rather than me having to repeat myself.
So this is the story for now. Feel free to ask questions.
Debbie
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