"I Had Every Symptom of Leukemia & I Explained Them All Away" | Michele's CML Story

Michele has always lived a vivacious life full of vibrant hobbies from ballroom dancing to traveling.
But when she started to feel winded and fatigued, she brushed her symptoms off, until she was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) diagnosis. CML is a type of chronic leukemia that starts in the bone marrow, creating leukemia cells that then transfer to the blood.

In this story, she shares her journey, including first symptoms, researching treatment options and advocating to get a second and third opinion.

Full story & transcript → https://www.thepatientstory.com/patie...

The interview has only been edited for clarity.

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Content in this video:
00:00 - Intro
01:59 - Describe your first symptoms
05:37 - How did you end up in the hospital?
09:08 - When did you start processing you had leukemia?
10:58 - Going through tests, scans & a bone marrow biopsy
13:36 - Going through the leukapheresis process
16:04 - Receiving the full CML diagnosis
19:54 - How did your doctor discuss the next phase of treatment?
21:37 - Deciding to get a second and third opinion

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