This was a decision that I made with my ONC because of six months blood transfusions every 3 weeks because of low RBC]'s. After a transfusion I would increase to above 9 (low normal being 10) and then decline into the upper 7's. The vacation may be over in Jan. if my Q- PCR test remains elevated as it was in Nov.
Richard H. On Nov 25, 7:57 am, Barb in AZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Richard, > Could you please tell me how you came to take a gleevec vacation? I > am having some severe side effects to the point that I would consider > another one. I took one for 10 weeks and then returned to 300 mg > gleevec. I changed oncologists and he wants me back on 400 mg. All > the symptoms and more are returning.... are you in a trial or is this > just a decision you made with your oncologist? I would be interested > in how long you plan to continue and what they test for in the interim > to monitor you. > Thanks in advance for your input. > Barb S. > DX 5-5-02 > 400 mg gleevec 6-11-02 > PCRU 3-17-03 and currently > Gleevec Break 2-15-05 -5-30-05 > 300 mg gleevec 5-30-05- 8-07 > 400 mg again since 8-07 > Remain undetectable but severe side effects > Zavie's club #401 > > On Oct 27, 3:57 pm, Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have put the CMLHope group on moderation so there will be no spam. > > > Rob- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
