Dialed in GVHD (Day 230)by
Peter Olson
My Graft Verses HostDisease (GVHD) doctor told me last Friday that if she could dial... cool!
GVHD symptoms range from none at all, to life threatening. GVHD is caused by my donor’s blood...
GVHD of the Mouth (Day 192)by
Peter Olson
could be caused by a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia)
I had little red spots on my arms and legs when I had low platelets.
A CBC blood test could determine if that is the cause.
Mild fever can be associated...
I keep blogging about how nothin ...by
ANNGREGORY74
fingers and has caused the cuticle to completely disintegrate. The skin is very prone to tearing open in a ladder rung fashion up to the first knuckle, which causes considerable discomfort. At any given time...
I have mild to severe cGvHD in my arms, hands, legs, feet, stomach and GI track.
I’ve been having ECP treatments, Monday & Tuesday, every other week since 13 September, 2010
Benefits: eosinophil count has been coming
Mild GVHD in Skin and Mouth (Day 155)by
Peter Olson
My blood test was better today. I still have a couple of pesky H’s and L’s present in the results, but the numbers are barely out of tolerance. So my blood test is almost normal.
I have continuing mild GVHD in my skin and
More GvH notesby
ANNGREGORY74
The GvHD of my skin is starting to spread up into my scalp. I've suspected that something's been going on for a while since my hair is coming back very sparsely. My scalp is very visible through the growth and though I've alw
GvHDby
ANNGREGORY74
I've been spending more time out and about recently and I've noticed that my skin GvHD has picked up. When I say out and about, I mean sitting in the car while errands get run. Trust me, it's better than being cooped up in
A little GvHDby
ANNGREGORY74
Yesterday, I noticed that my face was covered in a faint GvHD rash. It happens when I've been exposed to too much sun or heat most of the time. I don't think I can blame the sun for this latest episode, though.
The ras
GVHDby
Teresa K.
verses hostdisease, involving the skin and the liver. It also affects the inside of the mouth... than none because when the host fights back against the graft, it also may fight the myeloma...
Treatment
... tum Interface Device (SQUID). A SQUID uses the interaction iron causes in magnetic fields to measure the amount of iron in your ... » Read on
Treatment
... roducing cells that attack parts of your body. This is known as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).
GVHD can affect many parts ... » Read on