Leukemia problem or not - Leukemia Message Board

Harmon · 06-25-2005, 07:10 PM

My 83 year old father, who is usually mistaken for someone in their mid-60s, is currently in the hospital. His only symptom is fatigue, which has increased slowly over the past several months. According to his doctor, his bone marrow is failing to produce sufficient blood. He has been as low as 6. With blood unit transfusions he has gotten as high as 9.2. He has received 5 units within the past 5 days. He has been receiving B12 treatments for 2 weeks (in addition to a few blood transfusions), but his doctors said that is merely a side problem. They have taken a bone marrow sample to run tests to determine the ultimate problem, including the possibility of leukemia, but the results could be days away. My grandmother died of leukemia, so it is in our family health history. Our confusion is that except for the fatigue, he currently shows no signs of the major bone marrow diseases. We'd appreciate any thoughts on possibilities, especially suggestions of research sources on the net.

Thanks!

teachergirl64 · 07-25-2005, 07:43 AM

There is something called chronic lymphocetic leukemia that starts (and progresses)very slowly. It is frequently found as a result of routine blood work and is more common in older people than younger ones. Best wishes for your dad.

fredf · 08-03-2005, 05:03 AM

Is your father taking any of the statin drugs? There could be linkage.

todd123 · 08-12-2005, 05:03 PM

Im 13,the same thing happened to my father he started out very tired couldnt do much and was in the hospital for a month and the doctors couldnt find out what was the matter and finally they saw that there was a problem with the bone marrow. he had non hodgkins lymphoma. I hope your father is alright