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Amyloidosis
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Our Own Experience With This Rare Disease

Following is a list of individuals diagnosed with Primary, Secondary or Familial Amyloidosis, or in rare instances, Amyloidosis in other forms. Information here is provided by the patient or by someone who is part of the patient's support network and may not be entirely accurate. Our understanding of Amyloidosis changes on a daily basis with new research and as we struggle to educate ourselves about this rare and complex disease.

To read any individual's detailed story, click on the names listed below.

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Name: Shaun B
Home: San Diego
Amyloidosis Type: Localized
Affected Areas: Eyes
Treatment Date: None Yet
Create Date: 6/6/2005 1:26:40 AM
Updated: 6/6/2005
   
Name: Cathy Baker
Home: St. Cloud, Minnesota USA
Amyloidosis Type: Localized
Affected Areas: Bladder
Hospital: The Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN
Treatment Date: 6/14/2007
Primary Treatment Received to Date: Laser surgery for 6/14/07
Create Date: 6/1/2007 9:52:58 AM
Updated: 7/2/2007
   
Name: Patricia Baker
Home: Auckland, New Zealand
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Gastrointestinal, Heart
Hospital: North Shore Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand
Treatment Date: 11/2001
Primary Treatment Received to Date: Oral Melphalan and Dex, Thalidomide, Renitec (for congestive heart failure)
Updated: 3/16/2002
   
Name: Jenny Barsby
Home: CHESTER
Amyloidosis Type: Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Affected Areas: Blood vessels, Brain
Treatment Date: N/A
Primary Treatment Received to Date: N/A
Create Date: 5/29/2004 2:52:56 PM
Updated: 6/9/2004
   
Name: Tim Bass
Home: Prattville, AL USA
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Kidneys, Heart, Liver
Hospital: Boston University Medical Center
Treatment Date: 2003
Primary Treatment Received to Date: SCT with High-Dose Chemotherapy
Create Date: 11/30/2002 9:30:40 AM
Updated: 4/2/2007
   

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Multiple myeloma is considered similar to amyloidosis by some experts. For histories presented with multiple myeloma experiences, click here.


 

 

 

This page was last revised on October 5, 2004