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i know this is the HIV board, but i figured the people here might be able to help me out with my question, being that HIV and cancer although very different, have many similarities. i know that anabolics are given to HIV patients as well as ones with cancer. which brings me to my question...
i used to have leukemia, CML (chronic myelogenous leukemia) a type of cancer of the bone marrow resulting in an abnormal (high) amount of white cells. i had a bone marrow transplant over 3 years ago, this put my disease into remission..technically not considered 'cured' until in remission for 5 yrs.
Although my transplant was a success, i never acquired something known as GVH (graft vs. host disease). this is when the graft-the donor bone marrow, attacks the host's body-in this case mine. too much GVH is deadly, however mild GVH is good... this is sort of an insurance policy, getting mild GVH is a sign that the new donor bone marrow is active in your system, fighting off all leukemic cells left over. this is also known as the GVL (graft vs. leukemia) effect. I never had any GVH, some people never do.
everything was fine, then 2 yrs post transplant some residual leukemic cells were detected in a routine bone marrow biopsy. the fact that i never had any GVH made my doctors believe that i had not relapsed, these were residual cells 'left over' after transplant.
to fix this, i received donor stem cell infusions, attempting to stir things up a bit, and cause some GVH... the infusions began at low dosages of cells, since everyone reacts different. the residual cells have not since reappeared, but yet i still haven't gotten any GVH from the stem cell infusions. i was also put on Gleevec (a new med which is used to treat patients with CML) as a percaution, to help eliminate residual leukemic cells, and maintain a long and healthy remission.
what does this mean? pretty much means that i am fine, but there is no way of guaranteeing that there aren't any more residual cells lurking around, since they cant test ALL the cells in my body at once.
i am at a point now in my training where i am considering doing my first cycle, probably some anavar at 5mg a day, and i was wondering if that would interact at all with my meds/stem cell treatment.. and how it would effect my blood cell counts in general?
ofcourse before doing anything, i will consult my doctors..BUT i don't know how close minded they might or might not be about something like this.. so I want to get as much info on this as i can on my own before approaching them. thanks
shehulk
i used to have leukemia, CML (chronic myelogenous leukemia) a type of cancer of the bone marrow resulting in an abnormal (high) amount of white cells. i had a bone marrow transplant over 3 years ago, this put my disease into remission..technically not considered 'cured' until in remission for 5 yrs.
Although my transplant was a success, i never acquired something known as GVH (graft vs. host disease). this is when the graft-the donor bone marrow, attacks the host's body-in this case mine. too much GVH is deadly, however mild GVH is good... this is sort of an insurance policy, getting mild GVH is a sign that the new donor bone marrow is active in your system, fighting off all leukemic cells left over. this is also known as the GVL (graft vs. leukemia) effect. I never had any GVH, some people never do.
everything was fine, then 2 yrs post transplant some residual leukemic cells were detected in a routine bone marrow biopsy. the fact that i never had any GVH made my doctors believe that i had not relapsed, these were residual cells 'left over' after transplant.
to fix this, i received donor stem cell infusions, attempting to stir things up a bit, and cause some GVH... the infusions began at low dosages of cells, since everyone reacts different. the residual cells have not since reappeared, but yet i still haven't gotten any GVH from the stem cell infusions. i was also put on Gleevec (a new med which is used to treat patients with CML) as a percaution, to help eliminate residual leukemic cells, and maintain a long and healthy remission.
what does this mean? pretty much means that i am fine, but there is no way of guaranteeing that there aren't any more residual cells lurking around, since they cant test ALL the cells in my body at once.
i am at a point now in my training where i am considering doing my first cycle, probably some anavar at 5mg a day, and i was wondering if that would interact at all with my meds/stem cell treatment.. and how it would effect my blood cell counts in general?
ofcourse before doing anything, i will consult my doctors..BUT i don't know how close minded they might or might not be about something like this.. so I want to get as much info on this as i can on my own before approaching them. thanks
shehulk
