Posted on 02/19/2015 10:51:07 AM PST by Dan B Cooper
Recently diagnosed with leukemia CLL stage three and just started chemo. Would greatly appreciate any sort of input from folks with knowledge or experience.
Prayers for you Dan, have no info however I am a prostrate cancer survivor.
No advice or experience in this area but you are in my prayers. Stay strong.
I know 2 who beat it,total remission
Prayers up
The only advice I can give is EAT GOOD FOODS (look up anti-inflammatory foods and minerals/vitamins )
It will at least help your body with whatever treatments they are doing
Good luck
OMG! Prayers for you. No experience you need to hear about. But this! Stay Positive!
Mayo is a great reference to get an initial overview; anyone who disagrees with Mayo is wrong. I have no direct experience with CLL, but I can tell you from personal experience that Chemo will probably be quite rough. It’s also worth it for the quality of life afterwards. Good luck; I will pray for you.
Fight it as long as you have breath in your body.
As with everyone else, prayers up! Hopefully this can be beat, like the poster above said.
No experience, but we will pray for you. Keep us updated on your chemo treatment.
Freegards
LEX
Prayers up brother!
Tough it out!
We will be Praying for you, just coming out of a 2 year Osteosarcoma with the Granddaughter. It has been rough but through it all, The Lord was our strength. We will certainly be Praying for you and your Family.
Prayers up. There but for the grace of God go I. Be strong.
Prayers up for you and your family.
Lock and load. Eye of the tiger. Plan on kicking ass.
Good luck and God Bless.
I have no personal experience with this, but you might want to investigate beets and beetroot powder.
http://undergroundhealthreporter.com/beets-as-a-leukemia-natural-treatment/#axzz3SDi3zNZ4
I do know a man who has survived pancreatic cancer (one of the deadliest cancers for 11 yrs. now. He had some of the best doctors in Seattle WA.
Dan,
Prayers up for you and your family. My grandfather and father trained at the Mayo Clinic. It is a very fine institution -
probably the best.
I’ll second the endorsement of the Mayo Clinic.
Although not as series as leukemia, the daughter of the fellow who built our house suffered a bite on her arm from a recluse spider some years ago. The wound wouldn’t heal. It grew larger to the point her doctors actually considered amputation.
Finally, a referral to Mayo’s was made by a local doctor and the girl’s arm (and most likely her future) was saved.
Don’t short the chemo when it gets tough. A buddy in the medical industry (chemist) and who’s father is an NIH cancer researcher once told me that statistical survival rates are skewed down because so many people back off the chemo with doctors consent when the going gets tough.
He has a family history of cancer, and he said if he had the slightest sign he would “take the worst, knee walking, kill-me-now chemo I could take”.
A close friend of mine recently passed from pancreatic cancer, and he cut his chemo short by about a third because it was making him feel miserable and he couldn’t work. That worked for about 6-8 months and he did look clear for a while...
Next, the attitude with that - KILL THEM ALL! Think “Me, and you little treasonous cellular douchebags are going down to the steel cage for a MATCH and you ****ers AREN’T coming back!
Kick the ass! Take the names!
You certainly will be in my prayers. May God hold you in His Loving, Healing Hands. I am a cancer survivor so I can tell you for sure and without doubt that trusting in God will be very good and helpful for you in every way.
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