Chrissy,
I was getting ready to turn either 43 or 44 and was told after about two months of tests that I had maybe three years to live without treatment and maybe five with. I am into the third year.
Hugs,
Katy
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From: "Chrissy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Katy, I sort of forgot about things I experienced before I found out I
> had CML until I read your post and it jogged my memory. You said you
> had cravings for ice cream and chocolate syrup, well, mine was for
> really salty microwave popcorn. I could not get enough. I would eat a
> whole bag in about 5 minutes and wash it all down with a can of Coke.
> That went on for over 2 months until I went in to the ER that one
> fateful day. You see, my story started in the fall of 2004. I thought
> I was putting on 'winter weight,' but it was actually my spleen
> becoming enlarged. Also, I had night sweats, dizziness, fatigue,
> shortness of breath, weight loss (the only area getting bigger was my
> stomach...my sh oulders, legs, and face were all becoming thinner, but
> all I could see was my stomach!), headaches, pale skin, and more I
> can't remember right now. I remember one day before I was diagnosed I
> felt very cold, and my husband noticed that my lips turned blue! After
> I wrote down all the weird things that were happening to me, I was
> surprised to see it was such a long list. So I went to the ER thinking
> they could fill me in on what was up with me...at first I thought I
> might be pregnant! And after only one and a half hours down there, the
> doctor told me I had leukemia. I knew something weird was going on
> with me, but I did not expect that! Because of my age (23 at the time)
> they thought it was an acute leukemia, so I was told I was probably
> going to have intensive chemotherapy for 3 weeks. The next day, the
> hematologist in a city an hour away from my home saw me and told me
&g t; from his interpretation, the leukemia looked like CML and it could be
> treated with a pill...and so ends chapter one of my life with CML.
>
> Take Care, Chrissy
>
>
>
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