Hi Robert: I want to thank you for such a down to earth explanation. It really made me stop and think about my treatment choices and how to decide which meds (if any) to take for my CLL. It is obvious you are doing your research. God Bless you my friend!!

After I was given a prescription for medication I did my research to discover what the medication did and how it worked? The first thing I learned is that all medication list ill affects? Some special ill affects could be heart problems, strange cough, brain fog, etc. I think brain fog can occur without the medication just from bad cells attacking the body and nervous system? I learned that currently there is no cure but current medication can "control" (inactive) those bad cells. I had read the medication is made to only attack those bad cells and leave healthy cells alone. Now I discovered other cells have a possible area on the cell wall that can also hook up with the chemical that controls the bad cell or kills (inactive) the bad cell? This could explain the possible "ill affect?" I took the medicine for a year before I developed a strange cough and then high blood pressure. I stopped taking the drug and both ill affects stopped in a month. I plan to start taking the medicine again 10/1 at 50% dose. My WBC count was 7,100 but after 2 months it increased to 8,000. I had read my medicine may be good for 3 to 5 years or until the bad cells mutate and control is lost. There are new medication being tested or approved every year so I may be taking a new medication in the future when required? I think we experiment with our health if we take medication or if we don't take medication? I do not want those excess WBC damaging my organs so I would rather experiment with medication which I know reduces the possible damage to my body? I hope you can find good information to support your future choices so that you can have a happy and healthy future. Celebrating Long Life (CLL)