--- In [email protected], John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ever since I started Hydrea, my liver enzymes have been elevated. My ALT and AST, which indicate the level of liver damage occurring, were 4 to 6 times the Upper Limit of Normal (ULN). At 5 times ULN, the dosing guidelines for Gleevec require the doc to stop Gleevec until the enzymes return to 2.5 ULN. Anyway, in order to take higher doses of Gleevec, I have to split my does into no more than 300mg to keep the liver from heating up. So, my doc and I are pretty weary of escalating the dose. FYI, my liver biopsy showed that my liver was damaged by the extreme levels of white blood cells. Evidently, the spleen is not the only place they hang out. _______________
Hi John, The good news is that usually the liver does regenerate itself, unless the damage is extensive and chronic (which I would not suspect in your case). There are known supplements to help the liver, the most well known is milk thistle. There is much research about this. I have basically always used a liver support product to assist with detoxification....and I am on an 800mg dose. Let me know if you'd like more info. I will be away tomorrow....heading to OHSU for my follow-up with Dr. Druker. We have a bmb planned....but he is a pro. Take care, Nancy C. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give the gift of life to a sick child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/3iazvD/6WnJAA/xGEGAA/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/
