[CML] hair thinning

[Victoria Reiter]

I've been on Gleevec for five years now and in the last six months I've had cosiderable hair thinning in the front of my hairline.  I take it for granted that this is a delayed or cumulative Gleevec side effect because in my family, none of the women suffered obvious hair loss after the age of 65, and so I would have no genetic predisposition to it.  My thyroid levels are within normal range, so that does not seem to be part of the problem.  It would be interesting to know exactly what is operating here, to cause this problem so long after starting Gleevec. I note with interest that a person who posted on 2/26 is on combined Gleevec and PgIntron with no extreme side-effects.  When I was first dx, I was put on a PgIntron study for a year, with devastating side-effects.  More proof that all medication is an extremely individual matter. I also wonder if there are gender differences in reaction to Gleevec, and if certain side-effects are more prevalent in one gender than another.  ViVi        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: cml@yahoogroups.com 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.