Barb-Thanks for your reply.Joe goes to an MD tomorrow we will see what he has to say. His Onc. took him off sprycel for a week he is back on it now. Why did yoy switch??? Mary
On Jul 17, 8:18 am, Barb in AZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mary > I was put on tasigna Dec. of 2007. I started at 800 mg and my > oncologist reduced it to 400 mg. I had no problems although they did > monitor me closely for heart conditionns (I am really healthy, it was > just tasigna protocol).The 800 produced pretty severe side effects > with rash and joint pain. . The 400 has none. You can find the > information on the drug on the Novartis site. > Best thing I ever did was switch. > Best of luck for your husband. > Barb Stanley 57 > DX 5-5-2002 age 51 > Hydroxurea 5-5-02-6-3--02 > Gleevec 400 mg 6-11-02 > MMR 8-1-02 > CCR 12-10-02 > PCRU 3-17-03 > Gleevec break: Feb. 15 - May 1, 2006 ( severe side effects) > Gleevec 300 mg. May 1, 2006 - Dec. 15- 2007 > 800 mg tasigna Dec. 27 -Jan 12 ( stopped because of side effects) > 400 mg tasigna Jan 20 - present (NO SIDE EFFECTS) > Continuing strong PCRU > #401 on Zavie's list --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
