What I miss since taking Gleevec is Mexican food. I can still eat mexican food, but must be very careful to avoid jalapeno peppers or anything very spicy, including the salsa. The inside of my mouth is very sensitive to anything hot. Even hot coffee or soup can irritate my mouth. Fortunately, I can still enjoy guacamole, ice coffee, and cerveza.
Keeping it cool, Perk. On Oct 28, 4:29 pm, [email protected] wrote: > Hi to all, I think a glass of wine would never hurt anyone. > Not having it and missing it would be worse. > Good luck, > Jeanie<3 > > In a message dated 10/23/2009 11:29:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > Hi Tom: > > I am on Sprycel, too. With regards to alcohol....what's a glass of > wine? I go out with my girlfriends about once a month and have a few > beers/drinks right along with them. I have not noticed any side > effects. It's probably not the healthiest thing I do, but, I have > given up so much already due to this disease, I feel I am "entitled" > to a good time relaxing with my friends. Just about every script I > have says "Do not take with alcohol," so, I guess that makes me a > noncompliant patient. I did the same thing while on the Gleevec - > blah! Talk about feeling like crap! The fact of the matter is, I was > dx'd 2 weeks before my dad died of pancreatic cancer, whom I was > living with and helping care for. I thought I was going to die real > soon, too. So, I decided I was going to live what was left of my life > on my terms. If I was a closet alcoholic, that would probably kill me > faster than the CML. One glass of wine per day is probably healthier > than 4 to 6 drinks once a month (yes, I get a buzz on....did I say 4 > to 6?...hmm...don't really count). So, kick me in the pants. I enjoy > the laughs. We all have the right to make our own choices, regardless > of the outcome. Does that sound defensive? > > Kelly --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
