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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: Sharon Page
Home: Sydney, Australia
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Kidneys
Hospital: Royal North Shore Hospital - Sydney, AU
Treatment Date: 07/2002
Primary Treatment Received to Date: Stem Cell Transplant w/Chemo
Create Date: 12/20/2004 10:23:18 PM
Updated: 12/22/2004
   
Name: Georgia Pantazi
Home: Athens Greece
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Liver, Kidney
Hospital: Royal Free Hospital, London England
Treatment Date: 2001
Primary Treatment Received to Date: VAD Chemotherapy
Create Date: 9/18/2002 8:32:26 AM
Updated: 10/14/2002
   
Name: Kevin Parliament
Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Kidneys
Hospital: Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary , Alberta, Canada
Treatment Date: June/01
Primary Treatment Received to Date: SCT plus a 2nd SCT
Updated: 3/11/2004
   
Name: Pat Patterson-Greeb
Home: Denver, Colorado, USA
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis w/Myeloma
Affected Areas: Heart
Treatment Date: 03/2004
Primary Treatment Received to Date: Oral Chemo, Chemo for the M. Myeloma, and cardizem as well as Atenelol for the Amyloidosis
Create Date: 8/10/2005 11:00:05 AM
Updated: 8/11/2005
   
Name: Kathy  Payton
Home: Charlotte, N.Carolina, USA
Amyloidosis Type: Localized Tracheobronchial Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Trachea
Hospital: Boston Univ. Medical Center, USA
Treatment Date: Jan. 2001
Primary Treatment Received to Date: Low Dose Localized Radiation
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