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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: Lynn Haider
Home: Eau Claire, WI
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Heart
Hospital: The Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN USA
Treatment Date: 09/2006
Primary Treatment Received to Date: Dex, Melphalen
Create Date: 1/9/2007 3:13:33 PM
Updated: 2/9/2007
   
Name: Mary Lyn Hammann
Home: Seabrook, TX USA
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Kidneys
Hospital: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX USA
Treatment Date: 01/2003
Primary Treatment Received to Date: Stem Cell Transplant w/Chemo
Create Date: 1/27/2005 2:07:56 PM
Updated: 1/28/2005
   
Name: MJ Harwood
Home: Fruitland, ID
Amyloidosis Type: Familial
Hospital: Royal Free Hospital, London England
Primary Treatment Received to Date: treat cardiac symptoms
Updated: 11/15/2001
   
Name: BARBARA HASTINGS
Home: Bath, Maine, USA
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas:
Treatment Date: 12/1999
Primary Treatment Received to Date: Oral Chemo without Steroids
Updated: 11/15/2001
   
Name: Lyle Heath
Home: Phoenix AZ.
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Kidneys, Nervous System, Gastrointestinal, Heart, Liver
Hospital: Phoenix AZ USA
Treatment Date: Mar. 1988
Primary Treatment Received to Date: Oral Chemo
Updated: 11/15/2001
   

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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