Underhanded, dirty, CCA imposes its law against a powerless and medicine places its victims in a state of intolerable psychological survival.
The appearance of some painless lymph nodes, the presence of fever and perpetual fatigue has nothing to worry about, but it is imperative to consult her doctor immediately.
It may be a simple virus, such mononucleosis or toxoplasmosis, as a disease much more dangerous and deadly, known malignancy, such an HIV or cancer of the blood. This is the case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or CLL.
First warning signal for an LLC: A blood test revealed abnormally high levels of lymphocytes, small white blood cells secreted in the bone marrow. Then came a lymph node biopsy, some X-rays, ultrasounds, blood tests that will allow extensive oncologist to decide on the health of the person.
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, what is it?
CLL progresses slowly, over the years. The triggers are still unknown. It is a disorder of white blood cell production in bone marrow without the medicine really knows why.
Given that overproduction of white blood cells and the slow deterioration of the bone marrow, there is currently no treatment for
People with CLL are under surveillance for several years until one day, leukemia becomes more aggressive, virulent and potentially deadly. This is the stage B or C. The bone marrow was then seriously damaged, and white blood cells, numerous, smother the body.
At this point, therapy can be proposed. A graft can temporarily repair the bone marrow, chemotherapy eradicates redundant cells, but the disruption of production of white blood cells, he continues. Remission is possible, but no treatment can deal with them. White blood cells increase again, slowly; it is called lymphocytic leukemia “chronic”.
A life on borrowed
“When the oncologist told me I had a blood cancer, leukemia, and could not do anything until it gets worse, his words sounded like an inconsistency, a misdiagnosis, a misunderstanding, “said a young woman of 36 years who was diagnosed with CLL at stage A. “He also said:” The aggravation is not for now, maybe in two years, five years, ten years, you do not know when. During this time, you can live normally. We will do blood tests every four months to check the progress of the LLC. ”
Solutions necessary accompaniments
Throughout this difficult path, marked by expectations and anxieties, take care of his body and his mind is a healthy way to fight against this cancer. The choice not only is a spectator, but a way to stay alive.
First contacting the National League against Cancer seems more appropriate. Specialists at your disposal (psychologist, social support group) who understand what you live, who will answer your questions and provide activities, suited to your situation (yoga, beauty treatments …). A fee of eight Euros will be requested in exchange for all of these benefits.
In the case of an LLC, you should consult a private therapist who will follow you throughout the years of therapy to accept, take time to understand and you forge a strong mental. A tailored therapy comforts and relieves. It releases tension and allows the mind to blow a few minutes and consider the disease differently. Perhaps less a scourge than an opportunity to change his life.
Consider also the naturopath, who will accompany you in reducing toxins, which feeds cancer, and helping to keep your body exhausted his vital energy.
Individual sessions of relaxation therapy will offer you a world of relaxation, dreams and healing liberator, a break in the continuous flow of stress, anxieties and expectations of everyday life.
Tags: Blood Cancer, cancer, cancer treatment
