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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: Paul York
Home: Berea, KY USA
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Gastrointestinal, Heart, Liver
Hospital: Cleveland Clinic, USA
Treatment Date: Jan. 1989
Primary Treatment Received to Date: Prednisone and Alkeran
Updated: 2/14/2002
   
Name: Allen Yost
Home: Hawthorne, Florida, USA
Amyloidosis Type: Unknown
Affected Areas: Pulmonary
Hospital: Alachua General Hospital (part of Shands Teaching Hospital in Gainesville, Fl)
Treatment Date: 2000
Updated: 11/15/2001
   
Name: Erv Young
Home: Durham, NC USA
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Kidneys, Gastrointestinal
Hospital: Memorial Sloan-Kettering, NYC, USA
Treatment Date: April 1999
Primary Treatment Received to Date: AuSCT with Hi Dose Chemo
Updated: 11/15/2001
   
Name: Charles Young
Home: Northbrook, IL
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Nervous System, Heart
Hospital: Boston University Medical Center, USA
Treatment Date: 04/1999
Primary Treatment Received to Date: Stem Cell Transplant w/Chemo
Create Date: 9/25/2006 3:44:38 PM
Updated: 9/27/2006
   
Name: Gary Young
Home: Independence
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: kidneys
Treatment Date: 05/2005
Create Date: 6/14/2005 7:06:20 PM
Updated: 7/6/2005
   

   

 

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