Richard, I am experiencing hair loss not in patches but an all over shedding, in 5 months time my hair is 50% thinner... Norvartis said that hairloss is a side effect of gleevec....Mona ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 8:10 PM Subject: [CML] Alopecia areata
> Alopecia areata is the name for a condition in which round patches of > hair loss appear suddenly. The hair-growing tissue is attacked by the > patient's own immune cells for unknown reasons. There are three stages: > first, there is sudden hair loss, then the patches of hair loss > enlarge, and last, new hair grows back. This process takes months, > sometimes more than a year, but rarely does the hair never grow back. > > I first became aware of this condition on my scalp about six months > ago. My question is this, does anyone else in the CML/Gleevec group > have this condition? Could there be any connection to either CML or > Gleevec? Any thoughts? It is a rather common condition according to my > dermatologist who does not think it is related to CML/Gleevec. > > Richard Troxel > dx 2/2003 PCRU 9/2004 > IM 400mg > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> AIDS in India: A "lurking bomb." Click and help stop AIDS now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DGdbQD/lzNLAA/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/
