Congrats! I am on 800 mg as well and have had a great response- I know you are headed there too.
From: "Chrissy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: "CMLHope" <[email protected]>
Subject: [CMLHope] My Response to Gleevec
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 13:17:04 -0700
>
>I was diagnosed with CML April 3, 2005. I just received a phonecall
>from my specialist today and he told me that I am having an 'excellent'
>response to the 800mg dosage of Gleevec I take each day. This was
>wonderful news to me, because when I had a molecular study done 6
>months ago (when I was taking 600mg per day), I had not shown any
>cytogenetic response. I hope that this will encourage others who
>were\are in the same boat I was to not lose hope that eventually
>Gleevec may work for you, even if it doesn't right away. I was getting
>very frustrating and losing hope until my call today. The doctor had
>told me before that Gleevec sometimes takes 18 months to kick in, but I
>have to admit I was a little skeptical since I had shown no response at
>what would have been my 7-month checkup. I just wanted to say that I'm
>living proof that these changes can occur even if you are a year or
>more into your treatment. I started 800mg around the first of January,
>and I finally feel like my old self. I am not having side effects
>besides an occasional bit of nausea, and I take my pill once in the
>morning and once at night. Although I am still only considered to be
>in hematological remission, I hope that the news I got today is an
>indication that a cytogenetic remission is soon to come.
>
>
>
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