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Hi All, My last CBC report (03 days back) was very depressing. My WBC has raised to almost 2 hundred thousand (200,000). RBC still just above 4 and HG just...

Administrator•9 years ago

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Treatment Needed?

Hi All, My last CBC report (03 days back) was very depressing. My WBC has raised...

AAli

•9 years ago

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Probiotics Revisited

Just got back from my last 6 weeks checkup. Both of the main markers for CLL that my doctor monitors in my blood came down to the high normal range....

Just got back from my last 6 weeks checkup. Both of the main markers for CLL th...

kathypawpaw

•9 years ago

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New blog from physician with CLL

I wanted to point out to you an ongoing series of blogs by a US physician who has CLL. Randall Goskowicz. And I invite any of your to share comments and your...

I wanted to point out to you an ongoing series of blogs by a US physician who ha...

andrewschorr

•9 years ago

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Thunderclap

Hello All, A UK charity I am involved with is staging a Thunderclap in September to promote early diagnosis of blood cancer. I feature in the video they hope...

Hello All, A UK charity I am involved with is staging a Thunderclap in Septembe...

mikedicks

•9 years ago

We are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the CLL Support Association. I wrote an article relating the story of it's birth... Please see it in the latest...

CLLSA's 10th Anniversary

We are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the CLL Support Association. I wrote ...

•9 years ago

August 25, 2015 CBC blood draw, my hemoglobin is 7.6, platelets 12, WBC 156. Yet another transfusion Friday, August 28th, 2015, which will bump up my...

Treatment begins this Thursday

August 25, 2015 CBC blood draw, my hemoglobin is 7.6, platelets 12, WBC 156. Yet...

carol_h

•9 years ago

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ASH 2014. Dr. Sharman discusses the biology of our CLL cells

Friends, This week on the CLL Society website http://cllsociety.org, we share the first part of an interview from ASH 2014 with Dr. Jeff Sharman with a very...

Friends, This week on the CLL Society website http://cllsociety.org, we share t...

bkoffman

CLL CURE Hero•9 years ago

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splinter won't heal

I have a tiny, tiny splinter in my thumb that became so swollen that I made an appointment at our local clinic. After one exploratory digging around, an xray,...

I have a tiny, tiny splinter in my thumb that became so swollen that I made an a...

springie

•9 years ago

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Join me in a nice cup of tea?

Having a cup of tea is a very British tradition, with the UK being the fifth highest country for tea consumption per capita. Clare Collins, Professor in...

Having a cup of tea is a very British tradition, with the UK being the fifth hig...

In the not quite 3 years of this community's existence, barely a day goes by without Chris (Cllcanada) bringing us the latest developments in CLL, interspersed...

Administrator•9 years ago

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Congratulations to Chris on reaching 1,000 posts (and many many replies)!

In the not quite 3 years of this community's existence, barely a day goes by wit...

Hi All Had my 6 monthly today still stable physically but not sure about mentally wbc 76 hb 16.3 platelets 263. Raising funds for Leukaemia and Lymphoma...

Administrator•9 years ago

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Stable

Hi All Had my 6 monthly today still stable physically but not sure about mental...

Scientists believe they may have found a way to "turn off cancer" by reverting cancerous cells to healthy tissue. Researchers at the US Mayo Clinic...

•9 years ago

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leukaemia & microRNA could we be looking at a not to distant break-threw

Scientists believe they may have found a way to "turn off cancer" by reverting c...

Am a relapsed CLL patient, residing in West suburban Chicago. First diagnosed in 2008, and receive care at Nithwestern Hospital in Chicago. Started...

•9 years ago

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Joe Parzych,

Am a relapsed CLL patient, residing in West suburban Chicago. First diagnosed in...

Parzych

•9 years ago

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Is a universal flu vaccine on the horizon?

Medical research scientists are getting closer to creating a universal flu vaccine. This brief article reports the latest progress along with a good...

Medical research scientists are getting closer to creating a universal flu vacci...

Administrator•9 years ago

Dear HU members, I know most of your are in the UK, but we've been piloting something called "Patient Cafe" with US patients where people chat online on video...

Have You Dropped in on the CLL "Patient Cafe"?

Dear HU members, I know most of your are in the UK, but we've been piloting some...

andrewschorr

•9 years ago

As some will know I asked if anyone knew what those chain light calls rods where in my blood as illustrated with picture. Had few great replays SORRY could...

UPDATE : Spleen & leukemia fungemia or Bacteremia

As some will know I asked if anyone knew what those chain light calls rods where...

•9 years ago

Hi friends, I have gotten out of the habit of posting my personal news and musings on my own results on my blog http://bkoffman.blogspot.com as I have been so...

Latest results and musing on my own blood work

Hi friends, I have gotten out of the habit of posting my personal news and musi...

bkoffman

CLL CURE Hero•9 years ago

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Diet - Lymphoma matters

Last week I received, in the snailmail a copy of Lymphoma matters, a quarterly magazine issued by the Lymphoma association (capitalisation as per their printed...

Last week I received, in the snailmail a copy of Lymphoma matters, a quarterly m...

Oleboyredw-uk

•9 years ago

Any technology can be put to good and bad uses; Researchers at Princeton University and Harvard University have used anonymous mobile phone records for more...

Mobile phone data can track the spread of infectious diseases

Any technology can be put to good and bad uses; Researchers at Princeton Univers...

Administrator•9 years ago

Norovirus infections cause inflammation in the stomach and intestines leading to pain, nausea, diarrhoea and sometimes even death. Despite it affecting around...

Vomiting machine projects better understanding of how stomach bugs spread

Norovirus infections cause inflammation in the stomach and intestines leading to...

"If someone is wheezing, it usually means that they have a respiratory problem. Soon, however, a wheeze-analyzing wearable device may allow doctors to know...

Administrator•9 years ago

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Wearable tech could diagnose lung problems by analyzing wheezes

"If someone is wheezing, it usually means that they have a respiratory problem. ...

Infections can be caused by yeasts/fungi, protozoa, bacteria and viruses in reducing order of size and with some overlap. If the means of infection is...

Administrator•9 years ago

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How are air borne infections spread and how can we protect ourselves against them? Are face/procedure/surgical masks any good?

Infections can be caused by yeasts/fungi, protozoa, bacteria and viruses in redu...

"Sepsis is a common and frequently fatal medical complication that can occur when the body attempts to fight off serious infection and the resulting...

Administrator•9 years ago

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'Artificial Spleen' may be approved to treat Sepsis in a few years

"Sepsis is a common and frequently fatal medical complication that can occur whe...

I suffer low Igm and just finished curse of vitamin D3 stuff .. Under my microscope I have never seen stuff cells like this before. Are these them Free Light...

Administrator•9 years ago

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Anyone Know What Theses Cells Are Found In My BLOOD

I suffer low Igm and just finished curse of vitamin D3 stuff .. Under my microsc...

I note there seems to be some strange goings on regarding posts today. Highlighted by Bethan49 who posted "Reality Hits" but cannot see it or the six...

•9 years ago

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Strange goings on

I note there seems to be some strange goings on regarding posts today. Highli...

Oleboyredw-uk

•9 years ago

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My Take on 3 Interesting Papers on CLL from ASCO 2015

Friends, This week on CLL Society (http://cllsociety.org) in our 2015 conference coverage (http://cllsociety.org/conference-coverage/2015-conferences/)...

Friends, This week on CLL Society (http://cllsociety.org) in our 2015 conferenc...

bkoffman

CLL CURE Hero•9 years ago

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CLL & Fatigue - Thank You

Thanks to everyone that responded to my post of Aug 19, 2015. Finding this website is one of the bright spots in my search for answers about CLL. Good health...

Thanks to everyone that responded to my post of Aug 19, 2015. Finding this webs...

Twining

•9 years ago

Three meta-analyses, published in Cancer, indicate that religion and spirituality have significant associations with patients’ health. The findings with...

How religion affects well-being in cancer patients

Three meta-analyses, published in Cancer, indicate that religion and spiritualit...

It seems we are not alone in finding it difficult to have cultures taken to find out what ails us. We know that mosquitoes are a common disease vector for...

Administrator•9 years ago

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Getting a Throat Swab Culture from your friendly mosquitoes :)

It seems we are not alone in finding it difficult to have cultures taken to find...

Administrator•9 years ago