AML Therapy: Chemo / Transplant ...Herbs
Summary
Once Jaymun's AML-M5 proved refractory to standard treatment
...then using strictly ORAL herbal treatments (through NG tube)
#1. Marrow Remission (achieved over a period of about two months)
#2. CNS Remission (achieved slowly over several months DOCUMENTED BY spinal taps)
So that is COMPLETE REMISSION from refractory AML-M5 with CNS involvement.
...using only oral herbal supplements. Documented as thoroughly as I could (see links to left).
Including, sadly the limitations we all face and how hindsight shows mistakes.
Follow the links, especially the cautious advice comments on the bottom of this page.
July 2006
-3 rounds of chemo (did not put him in CR)
-spot radiation for two recurrent skin areas
(mid November) (pictures:
Before,
After)
-BMT: busulfan conditioning (no TBI) and a matched sibling transplant.
Dec 2006 - Intensive Care at CHW
-CR for 14 months
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Relapsed April/May (2008) (AML CNS relapse) (leukemic menengitis) (also with 2% marrow involvement)
May 9,2008 - Re-Admitted to Oncology at CHW Milwaukee
-Salvage #1 (high dose ara-C IV - and intrathecal ara-C)
-Refractory disease: Not in CNS remission -
15% marrow blasts
-Salvage #2 (Topotecan intrathecal twice per week, 2CDA / idarubicin IV for five days)
-June 20 ended Topotecan - still not in CNS remission (Nucleated:16 Blasts:86%)
-June 27 started Methotrexate intrathecal (Nucleated:62 Blasts: 95%)
-July 18
chronic subdural hygroma detected - July 19 subdural drain put in
-July 18 last Methotrexate intrathecal (Nucleated:1 Blasts:83%)
-July 19 CSF fluid from subdural drain (Nucleated:1 Blasts:83%)
-July 31 Discharged (Palliative care) (Refractory CNS leukemia, Aplastic Marrow)
August '08 - July 18 '09 - Only Herbal Supplement Treatment (home)
July '09 - August - CNS Relapse - Chemo combined with Herbal Supplement Treatment
Sep '09 - Marrow Relapse - Herbal Therapy
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-9/17/09
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Oct '09 - Intensive Care Complications - Jaymun Passed Away 10/13/09
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Nov '10 - Thoughts And Cautious Advice (a year later)