Bone Marrow Failure

Question: what is it like to nearly die of multi organ failure to include liver, bone marrow and kidney failur? This was caused by a reaction to Bactrim, a known sufla allergy.

Answer: they would be on morphine or sedated. it is likely that they would be asleep for the entire time until the organs succeed. it would be very painful in the recovery

Question: Bone marrow soup are good for people with hearth failure and had a triple bypass?

Answer: Soup of broth made from bone if one of the single most healthy things we an add to our diet. It is just loaded with vitamins and minerals. many cultures known for their longevity (before adopting modern western diets) such as the japanese consumed large amounts of soups made from bones, as opposed to out of a packet containing MSG and other toxic substances. Any idea that a soup waould contain fat is ludicrous. This person has oviously never made bone broth. you cool it down and skim the fat off.I doubht it wou;d contain much cholesterol, but if it does it doesnt matter, as diet only provides approx 70% of your bodies cholesterol needs Make a big pot and freeze it. use it for soups, gravies and stews. Your tastebuds and body in general will just love you for the effort. Perhaps bridey could explain why in days gone by when most people consumed animal organs, there was no where near the sickness there is today

Question: What are the alternatives for the heart failure drug, Coreg? My mother has had some issues arise with her health, since beginning the use of Coreg. Her white bone marrow cells are dropping and she is showing a loss in her kidney functions. Also she is showing in her blood work that anemia is creeping up on her. She is acting as if she may be allergic to this medication. Mom has reacted to Lumigan(which is also a beta blocker). Within six months of using lumigan, she was nearly blind in her. Her eye Dr. Put her on a different medication and the sight came back. She is allergic to the beta blocker(lumigan). after reasearching the beta blocker, coreg, I now see the possibility of her being allergic to the heart failure drug,Coreg. We will be seeing her Dr. in a couple of days and would like a suggestion as to what might replace the Coreg should the Dr. agree that this is possible.

Answer: There are more people dying from prescription drugs than you are allowed to read about. Had you mentioned why your mother was using Coreg, I could point you in the direction of Natural Physicians Healing Therapies which are proven remedies that Medical Doctors don't know about or don't use. There are pressure points all over the body that can clear up blocked points that control the well being of the heart and other bodily organs. There are countless vitamins and home remedies that work but the Major Drug Company talking points put all that down as hog wash. Try reading: Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About by Kevin Trudeau ... this book tells you about those "natural cures" that are already common knowledge. By the way, I am not a radical, I am a realist, and in case you haven't figured it out yet, . . . . . . .It's all about the money. Darryl S.

Question: Bone marrow biopsy question? Is it very painful? I have heard that it is done near the hip area. I have had a kidney biopsy and it was painless. I need to have it done to try and determine what is going on with my low hemoglobin levels. I know that I am not passing blood. I do have kidney failure. Epogen does not seem to help. I had a bone scan about two years ago and it was normal. I have had to be given blood four times in the past five years. The last time was in Dec. 06 and I received 4 units. Could it be a swollen spleen? I read where that destroys red blood cells. Believe it or not, I have to gather this information myself. I have a lot of Doctors and I still have to ask on Q&A to get answers. Every Friday I get 11000 Epogen and my HGBx3 has dropped from 44 to 28.2 in five weeks.

Answer: I don't think you can judge how yours will be from what it was like for others. It may depend on the skill of the person doing it, your pain threshold, if they have trouble getting a sample, etc. Also, if somebody tells you it is painful, you'll tense up because you expect it to hurt and that won't do you any good - you need to relax or it definitely will hurt more. I think that they can give you some local anaesthetic - if so, I'd suggest that you ask for it. And try to relax. All of your blood cells are produced in your bone marrow, so they'd be looking at what's happening when your blood is produced to see if anything's going wrong there.

Question: bone marrow donation and small/deep veins? I am a whole blood donor (just made my 9th pint) and they always have trouble finding my vein because it's too small and/or too deep. I guess I'm a nightmare for my blood center staff since I've had much more failures than success in finding the right spot in my left hand (my right hand is even worse). I am considering joining the Bone Marrow Registry, if I am a match would I be able to actually donate with my troublesome veins ? are the donation site and needle size the same as for whole blood donation? thank you I am asking specifically about PBSC donation procedure that is done in a local blood center or clinic. I will avoid any procedure that involves general anesthesia (and travel).

Answer: If they cant find your veins, (or if they blow/collapse because they arent big enough) they will do a catheter . Its a tempory IV catheter than can be inserted into the inner leg, or even neck. Its actually no big deal. They will use an ultrasound to see what they are doing and lidocaine to numb the insertion site. They will leave the catheter in long enough to count the cells to make sure they have gotten enough. If they got enough, they will pull it, you will have to keep it bandaged for a day or two. Some people have to do the aphersis twice, and if that happens they will admit you over night to do another cycle the next day, then pull it.

Question: congestive heart failure + childhood leukemia cure? a close friend has both congestive heart failure and stage 2-3 childhood leukemia. (thats what she told me). she told me that her doctor said that treating one would make the other worse, and could lead to potential death. however, leaving it alone could lead to the same result. question 1 - is it true that treating one would make the other worse? like treating leukemia with a bone marrow transplant affect the heart failure? or would a heart transplant affect the leukemia? question 2 - is there any way to treat this mix of diseases? thanks in advance.

Answer: It's more a case that with a weak heart she wouldn't survive a bone marrow transplant, and with a weak immune system a heart transplant and the drugs to stop her rejecting the new heart would leave her with no immune system at all which could equally kill her. Chemotherapy can be highly effective at treating leukemia and new drugs are being developed all the time. If the leukemia can be pushed into remission, then a doctor would be more willing to try a heart transplant if required with a much greater chance of success.

Question: friend has leukemia, had bone marrow transplant that wasn't 100% but was close? he is now in ICU with heart failure, kidney failure and is on ventilator because oxygen mask wasn't working. that is also why he is in ICU, so we have heard. Could the outcome be bad?

Answer: I'm sorry to say that the outcome could be very bad. Please take the time to tell your friend how much you love him, and how much you have appreciated having him be a part of your life. I had a friend who died of pneumonia, because the leukemia she was battling left her with no immunity...She was only 23. I never had the opportunity to say goodbye, and regret that, to this day.

Question: My dad is sick his white blood cell is 800/ul? my dad is 61 years old his doctor found out that he has bone marrow failure. his white blood cell is very low. In every week he gets blood from donnor ,but still his white blood cell is low and his normal blood with red blood cell is low also the shape of his red blood cell changed, and his bone marrow is full of eosinophils . I really need help the doctor said that he can not do bone marrow transplant for him because it is very risky for his age, so what should I do to help my father I'm really worry about him please help. now he is taking Gleevec Tablet 100 mg daily ( one tablet a day) and 1g of anti infection tablet every six hour, but it is about one month he still same ( his white blood cell is getting down. I'm really worry about cancer. please help my dad please.

Answer: I am so sorry to hear how sick your dad is , you really need to know that the doctors are doing everything they can for him. Its like a failure on their part if they don't fix someone they take it personal. Bad news is always bad news hun and is never easy. Be there for your dad and do whatever you can for him make sure hes got the best health care and that's all you can do. Oh and tell him how much you love him

Question: What Do You Know about Vaccines? Did you know that most veterinarians will over vaccinate your dog? (1) 93% of Veterinarians will Recommend the following schedule for vaccinating your dogs. 6 wks - DHLPPC Lyme B 8wks - DHLPPC Lyme B 12 wks - DHLPPC Lyme B 16 wks - DHLPPC Lyme B R 1yr - DHLPPC Lyme B R 2yr - DHLPPC Lyme B R And Every year after that till death - DHLPPC Lyme B R American Animal Hospital Association, American Veterinary Medical Association Council On Biologic & Therapeutic Agents, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine will Recommend the following schedule for vaccinating your dogs. 6 wks - DHPP 8wks - DHPP 12 wks - DHPP 16 wks - DHPP R 1yr - DHPP R 4yr - DHPP R 7 yr - DHPP R 10 yr - DHPP R Every three years till death - DHPP R *** D= Distemper H = Hepatitis (CAV2) L = Leptospirosis ( 4 serovars) P = Parainfluenza P = Parvo virus C= Corona virus B = Bordetella R = Rabies Did you know that when tested, the duration of immunity for Rabies vaccine, Canine distemper vaccine, and Canine Parvovirus vaccine, have all been demonstrated to be a minimum of 7 years by serology for rabies and challenge studies for all others? (2) Did you know that yearly vaccines for dogs have negative affects on the immune system? (3) Dr. Michael W. Fox DVM - "Adverse vaccination reactions resulting in disease (so called vaccinosis) include injection-site fibro- sarcomas in cats, and various immune-system dysfunction diseases, possibly hyperthyroidism, inflammatory bowel disease, various chronic skin conditions and kidney disease. More research has been done in dogs, where certain breeds and lines are particularly prone to develop vaccinosis. Conditions associated with same include encephalitis, seizures, polyneuropathy ( weakness, incoordination and muscle atrophy), hypertrophic osteodystrophy (shifting lameness and painful joints), autoimmune thyroiditis and hypothyroidism, liver, kidney and bone marrow failure variously associated with autoimmune hemolytic anemia, immune mediated thrombocytopenia." (1) http://www.critteradvocacy.org/Are%20We%… (2) Schultz, Ronald D, Duration of Immunity to Canine Vaccines: What We Know and What We Don’t Know, Proceedings – Canine Infectious Diseases: From Clinics to Molecular Pathogenesis, Ithaca, NY, 1999, 22. "http://www.critteradvocacy.org/The%20Sc… (3) http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/pe… Other resources for this information come from: www.IVIS.org www.vetmed.wsu.edu www.vmth.ucdavis.edu www.vet.cornell.edu www.avma.org/policies/vaccinations/htm www.healthypet.com www.Vin.com Please inform yourselves! Question your veterinarian! I am spamming because there are a lot of uneducated people on Y!A and I am trying to expose them to information!

Answer: I have always questioned the use of vaccinations. I have had sixteen dogs who were vaccinated by the breeder before they came to me. However I have always been concerned about the dreadful chemicals that are said to prevent parvo etc. My dogs have never had annual vaccinations I use homoeopathic nosodes instead. I don't use conventional treatments to prevent fleas, I make my own with essential oils and none of my dogs have ever had fleas All of my dogs have gone to training classes and have always mixed freely with other dogs. In the past I have used worming tablets because of the dreadful things that I read about worms. Then I asked a very knowledgeable dog owner how often that I should do this. His reply was "why are you giving your dog worming tablets if she hasn’t got worms". In view of this and the fact that my latest dog reacted badly to worming tablets I no longer give her worming tablets. Worms have always concerned me, earlier this week I took my ten year old GSD for a check up and I took a faeces sample for analysis. In spite of the fact that she has not had worming tablets for two years there was no evidence of worms. I have come to the conclusion that vets and drug companies are shouting and advertising their products to increase their incomes at the expense of our dog’s health. I have never needed to economise on my dogs, however in this economic climate there are people who need to do this. If anyone needs to know about the homeopathic and VERY CHEAP nosodes to prevent parvo etc.email me. I can also provide a kind and simple recipe to prevent fleas. As an addendom to this, some vets ask before they treat a dog if it is insured.BEWARE At present I have an honest vet, unfortunately some vets suggest unnecessary treatment to add to their profits. If for any reason I need to consult a specialist who I don't know, I lie and tell them that my dog is NOT insured. Hopefully the people who read this will not simply stop giving their dogs annual vaccinations. They need to use an alternative, the alternatives are CHEAP and safe

Question: Preparing for premature delivery (34 weeks),, have you had a premature baby, what were your experiences? Hello i am currently 31 weeks pregnant but due to the pregnancy since the beginning i have been diagnosed with a bone marrow failure condition which means me and baby are at risk. Doctor's have now decided to deliver 6 weeks early at 34 weeks. I have had 2 doses of steroid injections last week to help baby's lungs. Have regular scan's and thank goodness baby is growing and putting on weight fine. Have you had a premature pregnancy or no anybody that has.. what experiences did you have? Im not sure what to expect and just want to be prepared.. are babie's generally okay at this time? How long was the hospital stay? What type of delivery did you have? (i am having a c section under general anasthetic) What was baby's weight? etc... Thanks for any advice or help

Answer: I had my baby at 34 weeks (normal delivery) and she was fine. She weighed 5lbs 13 oz and was home from hospital after 2 days, it would have been sooner but they thought she had a touch of jaundice and wanted to keep an eye on her. I had no problems whatsoever with her. Im sure you and the baby will be just fine, its not much different to having a full term baby, theyre just a bit smaller thats all. Good luck xx