Low WBC + low neutrophils + low platelet

april485

atanea, I am so very sorry this happened to you. Here is an abstract I found that shows a correlation between hormonal therapy, rads and the type of leukemia you were diagnosed with. You knew your own body and thankfully you made the doctors take a closer look! Hugs and prayers for you. xo

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18617535

atanea

Hi,

Thanks for the abstract.

The type of leukemia I have is caused by a genetic mutation. It's a somatic mutation. Somatic mutations can be caused by radiation, and I found a lot of articles relating leukemia and radiation. So I don't understand why doctors where so surprised with my leukemia just because I didn't have chemo. They should have told me the risks of radiation. They didn't. They also should have done double mastectomy as I asked (they refused) that would at least eliminate the radiation factor.

I didn't read a single case relating Tamoxifen and Zoladex with leukemia. But who knows...maybe it was the combination of it all. I just hope it's not the case, if it was the hormonal therapy I'm just screwed, because I'm now in full remission, doing chemo pills and ATRA maintenance therapy for the next 2 years and ALSO Tamoxifen again (for the next 3.5 years) and Zoladex (for the next year).

Hormonal therapy and chemo therapy altogether are driving me crazy now, the crazy temperature changes are now much worse than before, terrible bad humor, depression, it's being really hard. Harder than the beginning. Having a bad time. Hopefully it will pass.