Sandra, Good night from Brazil. This is a normal side effect that will decrease with time... I believe that when your PCR will be less than 10% this muscle scramps will disapear. You should use a pain killer and drink a lot of water in the mean time ( do not use tylenol) . Keep going, Ricardo.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Sandra Wells <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Warriors, > > Is there anyone who has experienced "severe" muscle cramps or spasms while > on Gleevec. If so, please share your experiences, i.e. how long this side > effect lasts, besides using a heating pad and taking Alleve is there any > other advice you can give for dealing with this? Mine are in my abdominal, > side and back muscles (basically the ones that surround my ribs). My > doctor's solution is muscle relaxers, and I really do not want to take any > more medicine. > > This is really the first side effect that I am having a hard time dealing > with as the pain is debilitating at time (hard to move or breathe). > > Please Help, Warriors, > > Sandy Byrd (Nanny) > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
