I have put my husbands symptoms into the computer and with all the things that he's doing, it comes up with several different things, possible TIA's, heart and anemia or leukemia.
The thing about the leukemia, is that, although he has the fatigue, the joint pain, the often being pale and getting sick easier lately, he isn't bruising or having nosebleeds. He is normally very healthy and can fight off any infection within days, not anymore, in the last 2-3 months, he has been sick more than I have known him in 23 years, with sore throats and flu like stuff.
Since he isn't bruising or having nose bleeds, that means, he doesn't have it, right? :confused:

Hello you know what,I honestly thought it had to do with your white cells and red cells(being elevated)That's what I think.
Did he do blood tests yet??On Sat morning I went to the hospital(really to do blood tests)But I also told them my whole body is so sore.Every-one thinks I'm faking it.They do ultrasounds and they can not find any-thing.I'm also always tired(very very tired)I could sleep alll day(if people would let me)it's hard when you have 2 young children.I'm also very very cold.Like right now I need 2 sweaters on and thick socks and right now I would love to take a reallly hot bath.
Anyways when I did blood work on Sat.My white cells were not elevated.But it's at 7,000 (7.0)(I don't know if that's good or bad)it says my body is fighting some-thing(it's my lymph system that is going fulll force)but nooo one can find the pathetic infection I have.For instance since Sept(yes that's how long I have been feeling like crappp)Since Sept I keep getting this discharge.It's a reallly bad odur but does not hurt or burn.The doctors keep doing pap test on the discharge.Either it says they don't know what it is or Pus cellls.So who knows.That's why I get so nervous and scared that I have maybe Cervical cancer.But I doubt it.
I don't bleeed.Just discharge that wont go away.There's is nothing I can take either(only becuase they don't know what to give me)they give me meds but it just comes back.So maybe it's becuase my immune system is low(very very low)
Ohhh now about Leukemia.Actually 2 weeks ago I was looking at my file(my old doctor had on me)he gave me the file to give to my new doctor.I looked at it(I know I should not have)but I learned some stufff(I never knew about)
I have beeen his patient since 1988,now I left 2005(Nov)because he left to go some-where else.Maybe it was a blessing for me.He never did any-thing for me.
Ok I was reading about alll my blood work I had done back then.A lot of times my red cells were elevated or whites were elevated.Plus they wrote back that they did not know why it was elevated.I guess they saw there was no infection in my system I always felt great.Not like how I feeel now.
Then they wrote that I might have Leukemia.
I read it.But I thought.Nooo way.It does not run in our family.I don't know if that is supposed to be hereidatary.
Some-times it said for the doctor to run more tests to find out(he never did)only way I know is because when he does do stufff he will write it down on the paper.Instead if he sees I'm low with some-thing on the blood work,he would cicrle it and think it was that.I guess who would want to think you have cancer.Plus I was like only 20 years old.I think too young for that.Plus I always felt great.But then again I always seemed to be getting yeast infections(like every month)or bladder infections.So maybe that has some-thing to do with it.I don't know.But I know I read on there maybe I'm getting it or have Luekemia.I don't know.But I know my new doctor will get to the bottom of this.He told my mother that yes some-thing is going on but nottt life threatening.But he told her that in Dec(now he finally read my file)and willl see that my old doctor did not get to the bottom of what's going on with me.My whole body aches.Mainly my ribs.On both sides.There are days when it hurts so bad.So hard to sleep on my sides.It feeels like some-thing is on them.Like fluid.I don't know.So hard to explain.But I know some-thing is going on inside me.Right now my family think I'm going phsyco.They think I'm faking the pain becuase ultrasound can not find any-thing.I told them some-times ultrasound does not mean a darn thing.My back also hurts(especially my spine)always always aches and hurts.
I would not worry about your boy friend.You should ask him to go get blood work done and look at white cells and red cells.
Ok take care and talk sooon.

Sorrry your husband.Not boyfriend.Sorrry.

Pams,

Leukemia is not really something that has an age limit or a link to heredity (I think there is one form that may be linked, but I do not recall).

Leukemia happens because of an unlucky cell division that results in a gene mutation that prevents blood cells from maturing into a fully differentiated state. I.e. all blood cells start off the same, and as they age, they change and specialize, similar to the way children might go off to college and major in a different field of study.

In Leukemia, this process is broken, and the cells never fully learn a specialty. Because of this, they do not function the way that is neccessary to stay healthy. Also, since they do not age properly, they have an incredibly long life span, so they increase in number and build up, crowding out other cells that actually work.

As the healthy cells die off, your body loses its ability to produce red blood cells, platelets and healthy white blood cells. Without healthy white blood cells, infections go unchecked (all the while your count of unhealthy white blood cells go through the roof). Without red blood cells, your complextion becomes pale, you get tired easily, and generally feel weak and tired. As your platelets drop off, you begin to bruise and bleed easily.

The best way to detect it is to get a complete blood count. Leukemia is a likely possibility when your total white blood count is too high. Then, there are more invassive procedures like a Bone Marrow Aspiration which allow a final diagnosis. (A count alone cannot really diagnose a disease).

In any event, after my experience with a friend dying of leukemia and the reading I did about the disease, I recommend to anyone to get they blood counts checked if they ever have unexplained bleeding issues (like bruising). Not only is this a sign of leukemia, but a whole slew of other horrible blood diseases.