Anyone know anything about Leukemia?

[squrl]

I just found out a friend of mine has it. I'm not sure how it works (cureable or not). From what I understand he went to the hospital on Thanksgiving because he thought he had the flu. That night they had him on a bed of ice to cool his body temp. They started chemo and it effected his heart and now he is on a resperator. Can anyone tell me what the f is going on with him?

[squrl]

:bump: it's really important to me

[IrishAlkey]

It hurts.

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[squrl]

AI. thanks. Can anyone give me survival rates?

[FiveB247]

Alkey you are a DICK! This person is asking a serious question about a serious matter and you have so little to do that you must make a joke of it?

Squrl... here's a link to the leukemia-lymphoma society. I'm sure they have all the resources and answers to the questions you wish answered.

http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls

Best wishes to your friend.

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This message was edited by HordeKing1 on 3-6-03 @ 2:46 AM

[squrl]

thank you. i need all the help i can get. and, again, you websites helped me.

[HordeKing1]

SQURL - I'm sorry your friend has luekemia.

I didn't check out that website, b/c it's not a direct link so this information may be there already. (I'll go back and edit the post to make the link easier to access)

Luekemia can be considered a cancer of the blood (an abnormally high white blood count) which is very serious but not a death sentence.

If caught early enough, (and treated) the survival rate is very high (I think about 75%).

If caught at a later more acute stage, the survival rate is considerably lower.

If memory serves, younger children with leukemia have a higher survival rate than adults, but I don't recall why this is so.


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you lose your hair... kinda like how alkey is losing his hair...

wait... i just put 2 and 2 together... alkie always wears a bandana, his eyebrows are PERFECT... leukemia makes you lose your hair... i think i just solved something

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Seriously Alkey. We all like to have fun but EVEN I, King of the DICKS wouldn't make a joke of Leukemia.

The doctors thought I had it awhile back but were wrong. Good luck to you and your friend. I have no info. Looks like you got some though.

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