> My question is, why is he still on 400 mg of Gleevec? It sure looks > like it has more than done its job!
My husband has been taking Gleevec for 3 years. Like your son, his counts stabilized right away and have stayed there. The current understanding is that this is a drug CML patients will take their entire lives. It has been compared to diabetes or hypertension in that the disease doesn't go away, but it is controlled by medication. If the medication is stopped, the overproduction of white blood cells would continue. Let him know that the side effects become less troublesome over time for most people. The trick is finding a way to take Gleevec without getting sick. My husband takes it with a big meal (lunch) with lots of carbs and if he feels like he may be ill, he tops it off with a small ice cream cone (perfect meal for someone who lives in a dorm!). His side effects are manageable. He has not missed one day of work in 3 years due to his CML. It took a LONG time to turn our focus away from thinking about CML every minute. I also have 2 college students and can understand how difficult this would be for your son. However, he should be able to go to school and his normal life while taking Gleevec. I wish him the best! Tammi ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12km4qt2a/M=362329.6886305.7839473.1589681/D=grphealth/S=1705061628:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123949071/A=2894322/R=0/SIG=11hnli5rs/*http://www.youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=1997";>AIDS in India: A "lurking bomb." Click and help stop AIDS now</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
