Hi,
I don't believe that there's anything you can do about your "Michael Jackson look". The reason your skin is getting lighter is because Gleevec inhibits c-kit which plays a role in melanin production, which is what gives us our skin colour. Many of us who are caucasian have become pasty white, ghostly white almost albino like. It can be dramatic and probably puts us at a greater risk for developing skin cancer (since we don't have the protection from the sun we once had) but as usual, I say it's a small price to pay for being alive. Take care, Tracey --- In [email protected], "dawn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, I am a 35-40 yr. old African American, I have been on Gleevec > for a little over a year. I also and my wife noticed my skin changing, > getting lighter by the month and my cuts and scratches take some time to > heal. I call it the Michael Jackson syndrome. (ha,ha) I am on 600 mg and > my blood counts have been normal for some time now. Don't know what can > be done about it but I am searching... > Good luck to all, keep positive. > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help save the life of a child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/0iazvD/5WnJAA/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/
