I regret to hear you have CML but it won't take long for you to realize how fortunate you are to have found this group. It is such a wonderful group of people who also happen to have some wonderful doctors and it's just an amzing place to find so much information, understanding and comfort. It will be 2 years this month that I have been taking Gleevec. I can still remember the shock of my diagnosis and how terrified I was. I got on the internet and just started reading everything I could find on CML and discovered this group rather quickly. It was so comforting to know there were multiple people out there who knew exactly how I felt physically and mentally. I read the posts every day altho I don't post like I once did. Just feel free to ask any questions you may have....no question is a stupid one when it concerns you and your health. There was so much about it all I couldn't understand and so many people here were more than eager to explain things. Some people do really well and continue with their jobs, and then there's others like me who can't. I also have COPD so it's like fighting two monsters at once. I wish for you great success with the Gleevec and look forward to hearing from you in the future.
Just a brief update to everyone, my numbers continue to remain about the same, still not to the BIG ZERO yet. I am seeing the doctor every two months and when I go back this month, I'm expecting Gleevec to be increased to 800mg. I had a terrible bout of bronchitis and sinus infection back before Xmas for about a month. I was so sick, couldn't eat so I didn't keep a lot of the Gleevec down during that time. My hubby is in bed with pneumonia. He's been sick for about 2 weeks. There is a lot of upper respiratory bugs floating in my area. Our weather is so crazy...one day it might be in the 60's and the next day upper 30's and raining on and off. We thought my husband (Jim) had a typical cold, he got over it and then it came back with a venengace. There was a local woman here, 21 years old who got sick Thanksgiving night and was in a coma the next day, then suffered a severe heart attack and she had bacteria pnuemonia which I didn't know there was 2 kinds, viral or bacteria so we've learned from experience and also thru news of this lady to not take things so lightly. The woman survived and is now in a wheelchair for the moment but they say she was very, very lucky. Things are not always what they seem in cases of common colds and a lot of us have compromised immune systems. The doctor told us today to wash our hands as much as possible which we have gotten in the habit. I have antibacterial soap bottles in every room and spray a lot of Lysol especially when one of us is sick. Hope everyone is ok. I'm thinkin' about everyone. Love, Peace, Hope & Prayers, Pat --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
