Dear Jeanie, A higher Gleevec dose can decrease blood counts like the neutrophils. Most doctors stop Gleevec if the Absolute Neutrophils are below 1000. And then restart once the neutrophils are up. Neutrophil cells are white cells which fight infection and if you do not have too many of them, then infections cannot be fought. So, below 1000, most docs stop Gleevec.
Best Wishes, Anjana wife of Roy d/x Jan 2002 400mg Gleevec PCR 3.9log On Mar 28, 9:02 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > I just got my CBC blood report back. > It is the worst one I have had since I've been on Gleevec. > The out of range blood cells were as follows: > RDW: 15.8 > PLATELET: 650 COMING DOWN SOME > ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHILS: 819 LOW > ABSOLUTE BASOPHILS: 351 low > SMUDGE CELLS WERE NOTED IN MY WBC 3.9 > FEW ATYPICAL LYMPHOCYTES NOTED > I HAVE BEEN ON 6 PILLS A DAY FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW. > Did the increase of pills cause the drop in the above? > Thanks everyone and blessings. > Jeanie<3 > > **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL > Home. > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=a...) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
