The following story was submitted by a reader:
In June, I was rushed to the emergency room with bilateral abdominal pain. I spent twenty-two hours in the ER and there was told I had a malignant mass, gastroenteritis, Crohn’s disease, an ovarian torsion, or most unlikely, appendicitis. Following two inconclusive CAT scans and a sonogram, I [...]
A PICC Line is inserted into those of us who will be receiving intravenous treatment, whether it be blood transfusions, antibiotics , or chemotherapy. When compiling the worst activities to do with a PICC line there were a few prerequisites. It had to be a specific activity; simply stating don’t Pull the PICC line or [...]
It’s been 47 days since I went to the emergency room, 44 days since I was diagnosed with aplastic anemia. There have been adjustments, giving up old habits and taking up new ones. Here’s five lifestyle adjustments underwent over the past month and few weeks.
1. The low microbial diet. The diet is the opposite of [...]
I started a new treatment on Tueday, July 14th at 2:30am, the same treatment a reader addressed last week, below is a snippet of her comment.
I have aplastic anemia, but am 4 yrs in “remission” after ATG & Cyclosporin treatment. My sister is a bone marrow match, but the immunosuppressive therapy worked for me. Diagnosed at 16, now [...]
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