Cindy, As soon as you have those symptoms... go into the emergency room immediately!
I had similar symptoms, turned out to be "atrial fibrolation", a potentially serious problem. Do not hesitate, don't worry that you might seem overly concerned. CML is a "Big Deal!" Richard Troxel [email protected] wrote: > >There are 7 messages in this issue. > >Topics in this digest: > > 1. increased heart rate > From: "cindycindy813" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 2. Thank you > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 3. Pic Of The Day | May 29, 2005 > From: "Rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 4. Loss of Weight > From: IAintFinishedYet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 5. Daily Quotation | May 29, 2005 > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 6. BMT plus 110 and doing fine > From: "Dane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 7. Re: BMT plus 110 and doing fine > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 21:30:07 -0000 > From: "cindycindy813" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: increased heart rate > >i have expierened increased heart rate also and palpitations. i really >had not thought about it being a side effect of gleevec, but i guess it >is. at least i know someone else is having the same problem and it is >just a side effect.... > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 21:08:55 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Thank you > >Just wanted to thank those of you who >provided me with the angel flight info. >This includes a couple of private emails >whose addresses somehow disappeared >overnight. I was able to give this woman the info promptly and she plans >to act upon it. >Also, I mentioned that cousin Dona would >try to get more info from 'Mary Beth' at >MDACC about the reason Dr.Talpaz >by Oct.of 2003 required every patient of >his to have an echocardiogram. She would not say definitively that >anyone had >had enlargement of the heart, but did >mention the fluid accumulation. She >seemed to indicate that problems had >arisen in patients who already had any >kind of heart problem. Dona has never >had a problem, but now knows she has >a considerable amount of fluid around the >heart (occurring in past 4 to 6 months) and that her (new) cardiologist >will be >ehecking on it. >As others have been saying , isn't it >wonderful to be on this list and know there >are people out there who ae so willing >to help. >Cheers, Avis (Hertz Nurtle) > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 23:11:09 -0500 > From: "Rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Pic Of The Day | May 29, 2005 > >A group of geese swim in a river in Guanghan city, in China's southwestern >province of Sichuan. > >http://cmlsupport.blogspot.com/2005/05/pic-of-day_29.html > >[This message contained attachments] > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 21:47:58 -0700 (PDT) > From: IAintFinishedYet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Loss of Weight > >Hey Pat: >Also regarding loss of weight, after my diagnosis, my Oncologist gave me >samples of Prosure and later I purchased the product. It is made by the Ensure >Company and you can order it online. It is especially formulated for people >with cancer undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. It is more expensive than >Ensure, but my son purchased it for me. They only had Vanilla and Banana in >'04, but recently I was given a sample of the chocolate. The drink is very >thick and I had to dilute it with juices and water, I did learn to drink it >and I put on the weight and my energy level increased. If you write to me >offlist, I will send some of it to you and you can try it. > > > > > >"K" >"I AIN'T FINISHED YET"!!! > > > >[This message contained attachments] > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 00:02:51 -0500 > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Daily Quotation | May 29, 2005 > >May 29, 2005 > > >A truth that's told with bad intent, >Beats all the lies you can invent. > >William Blake >Proverbs > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 08:00:36 -0500 > From: "Dane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: BMT plus 110 and doing fine > >BMT +110 > >Been back home now for over a week and settling back into it nicely. We've >had a real heat wave down here so I have been laying low and trying not to get >my CVC dressing all sweaty. > >I did get some initial test results back from the biopsy and blood tests I >took before leaving Houston on the 19th. > >My peripheral blood pcr came back to 1.2 from a 5.6! This is a good sign that >either the Gleevec, my immune system or both are fighting the residual levels >of cancer cells. > >I will be back in Houston on June 2 for the other test results and to receive >any change in meds. I imagine they will reduce my tacrolimus and start slowly >weaning me off it. I also hope to have this CVC yanked out then too! > >I am very encouraged by these intial peripheral blood PCR results. > >Health wise, I feel great. Lot's of energy and no outward sign of GVHD. My >gut is a mess...probably the massive doses of Magnesium, though. > >Full report will be forthwith upon my return from Houston. > >Regards and Prayers. > >dt > >[This message contained attachments] > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 7 > Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 09:40:27 EDT > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: BMT plus 110 and doing fine > >Hey Dane, > > >I have my fingers crossed for you. Sounds good. > > >Dave G. >Crown Point, IN soon to be Venice Fl. > > >[This message contained attachments] > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > > >New! 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