are you still here? i would like to hear your comments.. they just told me my iron is at 15 and want me to start pills 3xp/day. what is going on here? can this be leu/lym even with the normal wbc?? i have a light red rash on torso and back. my low fever and slight puffiness in neck seems to come and go... oh and i also have a burning sensation in the vaginal area right before i urinate. i am trying to eat alot of tomatoes, blueberries and want to get cordycep mushroom pills but i heard there is one kind of cronic leukemia it's not recommeded for. please advise.
hi
i was just informed my b-12 is borderline low. i am starting shots as the hemotologist reccommended. what if any connection to leukemia could this have? i had one episode of night sweats in the neck area since last week. he felt something under my left arm and wants me to have a sonogram and pet scan. if this is some kind of leukemia or lymphoma will the pet scan show it?? thanks again. donna
thank you very much. i hope you're right. god bless
Hi.
Symptoms of leukemia before clinical detection can range from as short as 1 month to as long as 2 or 3 years. The first test to evaluate a possible chronic leukemia patient is to determine the peripheral blood count (CBC). If your initial CBC is normal (the RBC elevation I think is not significant), then this makes the diagnosis somewhat unlikely. Further tests would include bone marrow examination and ultrasound of the abdomen to see if you have other enlarged organs consistent with chronic leukemias (like liver or spleen enlargement).
I believe that the consideration of leukemia is not that strong, and I suggest that you look into other causes that can mimic these symptoms such as chronic bacterial infections (TB), sarcoidosis, or autoimmune diseases (lupus, sjorgren's, myositis, etc).
Regards.