Dear Peter, Terry, Julie, etc. It is interesting to see others who have CML with other maladies. Not all Crohn's sufferers are candidates for a resection as the inflamation must be localized to an area that can be removed. My understanding is that Crohn's is an autoimmune disease which I understand is also pertinent to CML which has autoimmune issues although there is not direct correlation. I would suggest that you speak with your internist to see if you are a candidate. Crohn's can impact on absorption of nutrients and the medications are usually of a cortisone/steriodal nature. Just like CML affects each person differently with varying symptons and side effects, Crohn's can be dormant, active, chronic or acute. What I see with CML from this thread is that everyone has a different experience to the illness, Gleevec, side effects, etc. I hazard a guess that some side effects may arise not solely from CML or Gleevec but from diabetes, water retension from high blood pressure medications, cholesteral medication with severly impacted me while I was on Gleevec and which I have since discontinued. I do think however although it has been mentioned that this board is primilarly a CML board that many readers suffer from multiple ailments which impact on their CML and the more we know from experts and each other, the better it will be to eliminate the fiction from the fact. Best wishes to all.
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