Re: [CML] One more thing............

[Dorothy Emery]

Hi Marlene (and Tracy), I think this recommendation to not allow anc to go below 1.5 is specifically for your case.  I had a low wbc early on during treatment and Dr. K is also my doctor.  His recommendation to me when it dipped below 1.0 was to ignore it and just keep on 400 mg.  He felt it would pass soon and didn't want me to let up on treatment because of it.   He did say I could get a neupogen shot if it went below 1.0 and I did do that twice.   I've been on IM for 4 years and my wbc always runs low (around 3.3) and my anc very often is below 1.5 (usually around 1.4 or so).  Dr. K is not concerned about this at all and I don't seem prone to  bugs or infections because of it. Best wishes, Dorothy imnorton2000 wrote: Hi Everybody, regarding Dr. K. and my ANC, he may have stated this to me because when I first started taking Gleevec, my ANC got very low in a hurry. New! Sign up for local CML support group meetings in your local community at http://cml.meetup.com Apply for Commercial Real Estate loans online and submit your deal to dozens of hungry lenders in just minutes. Loan programs for all types of business and commercial real estate. Apply anytime at http://realestatezoo.com CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Support List) --------------------------------- Part Of CMLHope.Com An International Community Of CML Patients For more information: http://cmlhope.com Post Message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To No Mail/Web: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  CML Group Web Site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.