Thank you Patrick: When Cleveland Clinic gave me that stack of papers listing the meds I had to avoid, I took notice of the antifungals because at that time I was experiencing the redness, itching of my left foot which I suspected was athlete's foot and was applying OTC cream to eliminate. I also had migratory joint pain and peeling of the skin on my fingers (minor annoyances) - all of which disappeared with the advent of the Gleevec. I will mention, though, I have never had such pain in my knees before and since stopping the Gleevec, I sometimes find it hard to even negotiate going down stairs. And I'm only 49 years old! (only, lol). I happened upon an article while surfing the web regarding a study that they are investigating the use of Gleevec to control rheumatoid arthritis.....hmmmm. Found that interesting. Anyway, thanks for the links! I figure during my Gleevec "holiday" I can slather on the antifungal cream, partake in a few (hiccup!) alcoholic beverages and revisit the world I use to reside in. I do feel so much better off of the "gold," but, I am more than willing to suffer the side effects of the next drug to stay alive and avoid a BMT.
And you, Greenie, I love reading your posts - you are hilarious. I think the reason I got so PO'd by the "6-year" number is because they really don't know - so why pee on my parade with a statement like that, huh? My bad for taking it personally. Not one single soul is given a specified timeline regardless of health issues. One of my best friends - who was only 47 - died last February out of the blue due to the incompetence of her pain management doctor. He prescribed the same drugs - combo - that killed Heath Ledger and Anna Nicole Smith. You woulda thought he read a newspaper now and then. She didn't "overdose" - she died due to the combination (anti-anxiety agent, sleeping pill, narcotic). For some reason, though I grieved her death immensely - I also found in myself a sense of liberation. I was terrified of dying - I just buried my dad who suffered horribly with pancreatic cancer - I was diagnosed 2 weeks before my dad died. My friend's death, somehow, eliminated my fear. It's a fact of life. It took her passing to bring it home to me with a sense of peace. And your sense of humor and hilarious anecdotes put the icing on my cake. THANK YOU! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
