chronic lymphocytic leukemia
"I was diagnosed with CLL in 2009.  My WBC (White Blood Cell Count) when diagnosed was 11k.  By 2013 my WBC was 50k.  In 2015 my rate of increase jumped and a CAT scan confirmed that deeper lymph nodes had grown 50% in size so my oncologist wanted to start chemo right away.  I had no other symptoms associated with the CLL other than increasing WBC.



In October, I started treatment with a "cocktail" of Rituximab and Bendamustine.  My WBC at the start of treatment was 120k.   At the end of the first month (prior to my second chemo session) my blood tests came back with totally normal numbers!  My WBC was 7k! It was as if I did not have CLL.  My blood was clean!  Few side effects (constipation/heart-burn) & about a 20% reduction in energy."