Hello Yoli,
I can understand your boyfriends frustration. It isn't very helpful or reassuring if his doctor doesn't try to make sure if Marcus understands the situation before letting him live his office. It might be a good idea for your boyfriend to consult with a CML expert if at all possible. They will definetly take more time with him to help him understand CML and how he can live well in spite of it. I am not a doctor, but from the little bit of information in your post, it looks like Marcus is responding well to Gleevec. The first sign is that his WBC's are in the normal range. Of course, we would have to know what the rest of his counts are in order to declare it a hematological remission. Did his doctor give him a copy of the CBC (complete blood count)? If those values are all in the normal range then it means that he has had a hematological response and that is the first step. From the other number you provided I can see he's had a good cytogenetic response, which is another indication that Gleevec is working good for your boyfriend. The depression is a big concern and hopefully you can help him to look into seeking professional help. He shouldn't have to suffer so terribly with it. Having CML myself I do understand what the shock of this diagnosis can be, but he's got a lot of more living to do and there is so much to be hopeful for. It looks like your boyfriend is on the right path to achieving a good response with Gleevec, so hopefully the depression will not keep him from enjoying his success in living a long life with this disease. Hope some of this has helped and please keep us posted, Cheers, Cheryl-Anne --- In [email protected], Yoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My boyfriend (Marcus) just came back from his doctor's appointment with the results of his bmt after 3 months of 400mg of Gleevec, his wbc is at 5,000 from 128,000 when first diagnosed in September of 2004, his doctor said his bone marrow tests show 44% cml from 86%, what does this mean exactly, is this good, fair, we both don't understand and the doctor didn't explain it to him, can someone tell me, Marcus is very upset, he's angrier by the day and is so depressed he can barely get out of bed, I don't know what to do. > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! � What will yours do? ------------------------ 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/
