Since Gleevec messes with the way the body processes calcium, it might be a good idea, if one is of "a certain age" or even before that to have an MRI of the hips and a bone density scan. There are also blood tests for the calcium levels in the blood. Victoria
On Jan 15, 4:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 1/12/2008 9:56:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > the problem is that I am always afraid about bone cancer. > > I think your BMA would tell someone if they had bone cancer. > > Bone pain > > Sometimes people with chronic leukaemia get aches in their bones. This is > because there are leukaemia cells crowding in the bone marrow, increasing > pressure on nerves and causing pain. > Blessings Jeanie<3 > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
