your diagnosis is exactly how i was diagnosed to a "T". my platelets were 2.4 million, and all other counts were fine. they thought i had thrombocytosis, but i was ph+ too. gleevec put me into ccr and pcr negative after 4 months. its weird to read a story like this, not too many like ours. lol, gina demase
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "dantzigr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, I had my first BMB in 2 years - my oncologist felt comfortable > with PCR every 3 months but I insisted that I wanted "the gold > standard" - although it was the PCR test that diagnosed my CML - 3 > BMB's prior to DX were completely normal cytogenics - no Phil > chromosome. And the three after were also all normal. But I still > felt it was important to look at the marrow - I will get the results > in 2 weeks. > > I was diagnosed in 9/01 with Essential Thrombocytosis (mostly because > my platelets were sky high and white cell count ok) but they could > never control the platelets. Then a PCR showed the presence of BCR > ABL and the DX changed to CML - gleevec controlled the platelets. I > was PCRU in two months and have been ever since. > > In 3/02 I added 10 miu interferon (intron a) and will stop in 3/05 > (CAN"T WAIT). > > Kathy in CT ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/8zSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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 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: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
