Hi Scott,
I haven't been posting as much lately but I just had to comment on your post. Please, ALWAYS have hope! I know it's a lot of information to soak in all at once, but there is always always always hope. You have to believe! I don't really know too much about the chemos for AML, but there is a forum I came across when I found out that my dad was dx with MDS. It's on the leukemia-lymphoma website
http://ubb-lls.leukemia-lymphoma.org...=30&LastLogin=
I've noticed that there are many patients on the forum that took the ARA-C. There is this one post by the user name pigduck who delves into her father's experiences with MDS , turning into AML and her father's experiences with ARA-C.
I hope this might help. I'm sorry that I can't share with you any personal experiences with any of the drugs you've mentioned. But I just want you to know that this is a wonderful forum with many people that not only care but have a wealth of information that they can share with you.
Best of luck,
June