I don't even know where to start but I will try. Back in Feb I was told by my PCP that she wanted me to see a cancer doc to have a bone marrow bio done. She said that my WBC count was 14 and it had been for a few months. So I go and have blood done there. The tests came back pos. for AML. He did a bone marrow bio. and it came back clear. Well for my next blood work it came back as WBC 15. The cancer doc I was seeing moved out of state so I was put with a new one. That one told me to have BW done on Sept 1. I did . Now my WBC is 17.9 I am so confused and I don't know if I should find another Doc or what. I mean if I do have AML should I not be doing something to treat it?I know you all are not DOCS but I just need someone to tell me if they have gone thru this. I'm 34 and My mother died at 38 from cancer. She was told for 6 months not to worry it was a swollen milk gland and it would go away. When she went to another doc it was to late and it was stage 3 breast cancer. I don't want to wait and then be told I have 6 months to live.
If you have read this far thanks so much. I am scared and I don't know what to do.I thought I would add that My nodes are swelled on the left side of my throat now. They are the size of ping-pong balls and they don't hurt unless you press real hard. Thanks again for reading. Any advice would be helpful.
Krista
If you have read this far thanks so much. I am scared and I don't know what to do.I thought I would add that My nodes are swelled on the left side of my throat now. They are the size of ping-pong balls and they don't hurt unless you press real hard. Thanks again for reading. Any advice would be helpful.
Krista
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go to the hospital if you are unsure of your medical treatment and if you live by a major city, drive to one and go see a specialist immediately. Please post back and let us know what your situation is. Hopefully you only received a false positive.
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You need a new hematologist. Ask for a recommendation from the closest research hospital in your state. Find one that doctors referr to, from "all over" the state..not just your local MD's.
You also need a lump node biopsy, which is done by a genreal surgeon as an out patient surgery. Don''t settle for anything less than at least that.Code:
You also need a lump node biopsy, which is done by a genreal surgeon as an out patient surgery. Don''t settle for anything less than at least that.Code:
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