Dear Gloria,
>From what I understand, Acute GVHD refers to GVHD occurring within the first 100 days following transplant. Chronic GVHD refers to that GVHD which persists or occurs after 100 days. Both Acute and Chronic may be categorized as mild, moderate or severe. As you probably know, GVHD is a double-edged sword. Too much untreated GVHD can kill you, but a mild case of GVHD maximizes your chance of Graft versus Leukemia (GVL). This is where your new donor cells recognize any lurking leukemia cells as foreign and kill them off. People with no GVHD have a higher rate of relapse. It is very unusual for a MUD transplant to have zero GVHD. If you have a mild case, you may ulimately be very grateful for it and its added GVL benefit! Warmly, Kelly --- In CML@yahoogroups.com, "Gloria" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just found out today that at 3 1/2 months post bmt I have a mild > GVHD of the liver and also on the inside of my mouth. I'm confused > with what I'm reading about chronic or acute. Which is the worst of > the two? > > Thanks...Gloria ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give the gift of life to a sick child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/3iazvD/6WnJAA/xGEGAA/8zSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New! Sign up for local CML support group meetings in your local community at http://cml.meetup.com Apply for Commercial Real Estate loans online and submit your deal to dozens of hungry lenders in just minutes. Loan programs for all types of business and commercial real estate. Apply anytime at http://realestatezoo.com CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Support List) --------------------------------- Part Of CMLHope.Com An International Community Of CML Patients For more information: http://cmlhope.com Post Message: cml@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To No Mail/Web: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CML Group Web Site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
