Atypical CLL

Does anyone have information about atypical CLL?  I was initially diagnosed with SLL/CLL.  I went to MD Anderson, and they requested the bone marrow slides from the hospital that did my initial test and by that they diagnosed MCL and CLL.  Later after the results were back from MD Anderson's samples of blood and bone marrow, MCL was ruled out. But I was diagnosed with Atypical CLL.. I have read a lot about CLL and atypical CLL, but have never read a forum where anyone was diagnosed with A/CLL.  I am a 48 yrs old white female. 

I would just like to hear from someone with the same diagnosis..

 

Mary

 

On 11/16/2008 texgal911 wrote:

Does anyone have information about atypical CLL?  I was initially diagnosed with SLL/CLL.  I went to MD Anderson, and they requested the bone marrow slides from the hospital that did my initial test and by that they diagnosed MCL and CLL.  Later after the results were back from MD Anderson's samples of blood and bone marrow, MCL was ruled out. But I was diagnosed with Atypical CLL.. I have read a lot about CLL and atypical CLL, but have never read a forum where anyone was diagnosed with A/CLL.  I am a 48 yrs old white female. 

I would just like to hear from someone with the same diagnosis..

 

Mary

Hi

Im a 50 year old female with A/CLL. If you are anything like me, not only were you devastated by a Cancer diagnoses, but being atypical added to the stress. I've done a lot of research since then. Not to worry, you're just special. When they do flow cytometry and Fish tests they look for specific markers in the blood < CD Markers> that indicate a specific Cancer. In my case , they found not only CD5, CD20 ect... which is indicative of CLL, but FMC7 and CD11c which is indicitive of MCL. They then go further and look for the specific marker of MCL which is a translocation of one of your chromozones ,T11 to 14. If you don't have T11 to 14, you are considered atypical CLL. The atypical diagnoses doesn't mean a heck of a lot. The human body is a weird and wonderful thing, and never does exactly what you'd expect.

Cll is usually a very slow growing cancer, but scary nonetheless. The best site I've ever found for info is called CLL Topics , run by Chaya Venkat.

Don't scare yourself whith some of these doom and gloom websites.CLL is very manageable and treatable and being atypical doesn't change that. Just keep in mind that your immune system is probably compromised and avoid sick people like they're typhoid mary. If you need more info feel free to contact me. I've become a fountain of info on this subject, and hopefully in English , not like some of these doctors ect..

Sincerely

Linda

 

I am a 48 year old white female from New Hampshire who was diagnosed with CLL last month. I am still in shock and don't know what to do. I have a smart and supporive husband but would like to speak with other women my age and with my diagnosis. Since it has only been one month I have not undergone any treatment and in fact am still seeing docs and looking for treatment options. I have never had chemo before and was very healthy my whole life. I am also interested in anyone who has had a bone marrow transplant because my doctor thinks that I will need one within a year or two. I hope to hear from someone.

If you can, get your 2nd opinion at M.D. Anderson in Houston, and then get going on the treatment you choose!!

Linda,

You responded to a message I posted back in Nov.  

Thank you for the info you gave me. I, for some reason, never got back on this site.  I have done endless hours of research on this and know a lot more than I did then. I am CD 38 pos, Trisomy 12...no other deletions.  Doc says I am intermediate risk.  I go back to MD Anderson in 3 weeks for next appt.

I have a node that has been swollen in my neck since a bad throat infection about 6 wks ago. It doesn't hurt, except when I yawn big.  I can really feel it and it is worrisome that it hasn't gone down.  But ...I'm praying that all turns out well.

 Again, thanks for your info.

 Mary

Hi Mary

Well you don't sound quite as streesed now. we are very similar, except I've now developed a raging case of rhumatoid arthrits too <sigh> I hope things continue to go well for you.

Linda