An overworked doctor – a gynecologist who spent hours bending over during operations as the operation began back pain Thought this was normal. However, Dr. Alyssa Baskind sought help when the pain became unbearable and prevented her from dancing at her office Christmas party. Soon, she was Diagnosed with blood cancer,

“Even as a doctor, you don’t think about the worst. I was having pain in my shoulder blades, which was keeping me awake throughout the night. I really thought it was related to my work. “I never thought it was anything terrible,” the 46-year-old mother of two told The Sun.

Alyssa was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia

Alyssa initially had an X-ray for her back problems, which came back clear. But there were serious abnormalities in her blood tests, prompting doctors to investigate further.

She was then diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia – a rare and aggressive blood cancer. “Except for back pain, I was feeling completely fine. I was working more than full-time and I thought, ‘How long will it take before I can get back to a normal life?’ It never occurred to me that it would be anything more serious than chemotherapy. I guess I was a little naive,” she said.

Another rare tumor caused by leukemia

he had to go through a phase stem cell transplant As part of treatment after First round of chemotherapy failed“It was strange going from being a doctor working in a hospital to being a patient living in it,” Alyssa said.

However, more than a year later, Alyssa discovered a lump in her breast, which was later diagnosed as myeloid sarcoma, a rare tumor associated with her leukemia. She then had a second transplant, followed by two more rounds of chemotherapy. However, this time it was successful and Alyssa recovered again.

What is acute myeloid leukemia?

Acute myeloid leukemia or AML is a rare cancer that affects your bone marrow and blood. Doctors say that this condition occurs when some genes or chromosomes start mutating and changing.

AML most commonly affects people age 60 and older, but it can also affect younger adults and children. Acute myeloid leukemia is an aggressive cancer that can be life-threatening.

What is Signs and symptoms of acute myeloid leukemia,

In the early stages, doctors say AML symptoms feel like a cold or flu and don’t go away. Because AML is aggressive, it quickly develops new and more noticeable symptoms, including:

• Dizziness
• easy bruising
• tiredness and extreme fatigue
• Fever
• night sweats
• Recurrent infections or infections that don’t go away
• Headache
• loss of appetite
• unexplained weight loss
• pale skin
• breathlessness
• weakness
• bone, back, or stomach pain
• small red spots on your skin
• wounds or sores that don’t heal

What causes AML?

Even though doctors aren’t sure what causes acute myeloid leukemia, they believe it occurs when certain genes or chromosomes mutate, causing abnormal blood cells to form. These genetic changes may be:

• During your lifetime, when something changes your DNA
• if you have inherited a genetic disorder that increases your risk of developing AML
• If certain genes in your biological parents’ sperm or eggs have changed

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