Hi all. Thought I'd give you all a quick update. I am getting ready to head to MDACC next week in Houston to start the stem cell harvest process. Looks like I have shingles AGAIN - this time in my right arm. Ironically, a week after I started Gleevec two years ago, I got shingles (in my leg). A week after I stopped the Gleevec in preparation for the harvest, I got them again. It started as pain in my shoulder and slowly creeped down my arm. I immediately knew the pain was shingles pain. For those of you who have had shingles, it's excruciating. I went to the dr. and he's put me on Valtrex to limit the severity of the illness and I am taking 800 mg of Ibuprofen for pain (and boy - is it painful). Wouldn't it figure that this would happen with poor timing. I had hoped to used both arms for the harvest so we'll have to see if that option is still a possibility.
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