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Is Chemotherapy Recommended For Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia In An Elderly Person?
i have been diagnosed with CLL chronic Lymphatic Leukemia. the protocol which has been suggested to me is Chemo with Rituximab and Bendamustine.I am Female, 81+ in good health, eat properly, do not drink or smoke, hardly ever any illnesses but this last pronouncement. I ended up in Hosp. in late Nov. with Kidney stones, whereby they found the abnormally high WBC, which dramatically increased sine August 2015. I would much prefer NOT to have Chemo, as the prognosis is only a 4-6 year gain....... However I need to do something to raise my RBC and I might add that at some time my spleen had an infarct. Why? I was not hit or had an accident, I sneezed and that s when I felt something in that area.Any suggestions? How can I heal my spleen and is CLL cureable, all readings have been negative to that extent.Many Thanks,Donny Redding
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Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Hello,
CLL has a specific treatment protocol that should be followed . The prognosis varies person to person depending on the treatment response. Chemotherapy is beneficial when it comes to healing the organs affected by cancer.
Spleen is generally gets affected in such cases as it involves in the process of recycling of RBCs and is an important part of immune system. So when there is issue in the blood cells, this organ gets affected, not always an accidental injury results in infarcts of spleen.
Did you undergo bone marrow biopsy? I suggest you consult an oncologist regarding the best treatment plan and related doubts.
Do not rely on the sources like internet. An oncologist needs to examine you. Also there is need of further scans and blood tests for better understanding of current status of your health. So following an oncologist's advice is the best thing I could suggest you.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Manisha Auradkar, General & Family Physician
CLL has a specific treatment protocol that should be followed . The prognosis varies person to person depending on the treatment response. Chemotherapy is beneficial when it comes to healing the organs affected by cancer.
Spleen is generally gets affected in such cases as it involves in the process of recycling of RBCs and is an important part of immune system. So when there is issue in the blood cells, this organ gets affected, not always an accidental injury results in infarcts of spleen.
Did you undergo bone marrow biopsy? I suggest you consult an oncologist regarding the best treatment plan and related doubts.
Do not rely on the sources like internet. An oncologist needs to examine you. Also there is need of further scans and blood tests for better understanding of current status of your health. So following an oncologist's advice is the best thing I could suggest you.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Manisha Auradkar, General & Family Physician
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