Cancer changes your life, often for the better. You learn what’s important, you learn to prioritize, and you learn not to waste your time. You tell people you love them. My friend Gilda Radner (who died of ovarian cancer in 1989 at age 42) used to say, ‘If it wasn’t for the downside, having cancer would be the best thing and everyone would want it.’ That’s true. If it wasn’t for the downside. ~Joel Siegel

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Bone Marrow Results

Today I finally gotten my bone marrow results. Actually, I would never know the results unless I asked the doctor.

The bone marrow aspiration was done in mid November, and sometimes you just have to ask to know what is going on. Maybe doctors think you are stupid or too layman, you need to push them for the results.  All along I thought if no news means good news. Apparently, you have to ask and you will be given.

So back to the results. There are lymphoma cells present in the bone marrow. But it is non-aggressive.

The one at my spinal cord is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. It is aggressive and fast growing means it will respond to chemo well. And there are additional CD30 expressions present in that. (Have to google what is CD30 expressions)

It was very heng that just nice the spot where they did the bone marrow aspiration (BMA) they found the scatter of cells. Chemo will still kill it. But it just means that there might be dormant cells lingering in the bone marrow awaiting to be erupted.

So I am a walking time machine, carrying dormant lymphoma cells walking around. So you guys, treat me like a queen ok? hahahhaa
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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2012 at 12:25 AM

    What do u mean by non aggressive?

    And what do u mean by the one at spinal is aggressive? The ones at bone marrow and the ones at spinal chord are different cancerous cells ah?

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