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Good morning, @catalinae. You’re welcome to vent anytime. We all need a pressure relief valve and no better place to open up than with others who are sharing a similar experience with you. ☺️
Ah, the dreaded ‘watch and wait’. Sometimes it feels like you’re waiting for ‘the other shoe to drop’, doesn’t it? But you can also look at it in a positive light that your hematologist isn’t anticipating anything to change rapidly.

There is no clinical value in starting you on a treatment right now because it wouldn’t do anything to slow the progression or change the course of your disease. There’s no point being on a medication when it’s not needed yet. If or when your blood work starts showing signs of a proliferation of unusual cells, then your doctor will talk to you about the options for treatment.

Not sure what the dated printout you received was concerning. Was this an informational sheet on WM?

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Thank you for allowing me to vent and your explanation of "watch and wait" was helpful.
The print out was from the Leukemia and lymphoma society revised date of Jan.2012. When I started checking the meds they prescribed none were mentioned by anyone on the Mayo. That is probably the only reason I paid attention to the date.