Jeannie, Lenda and Tony: Thank you all for your responses. Wine gives me serious heartburn, too. Oatmeal gives me heartburn but orange juice doesn't, how's that for odd! LOL! I think a milk drink like Kahluah and cream might be the ticket. I think you're rght, Jeannie, about the martini's too - my mom drinks gin occasionally with no problem (she's 75). Lenda, as far as water weight, I put on a ton of weight with the Gleevec - my face puffed up like a pumpkin. Since I've been on the Sprycel, no water weight at all. I have lost 30 lbs. I take Lasix 20 mg daily but have for years. I also take atenolol for BP and it also controls my heart rate (no pounding or skipped beats). I also take Pristiq, which I mentioned before, for depression and I have noticed that I pee (sorry) much more frequently as Pristiq is metabolized through the kidneys instead of the liver like most antidepressants. I think the Pristiq is responsible for the weight loss and lack of water weight gain. My ankles used to double over - now they are normal. Jeannie, I burn up sometimes too - toss off the covers, etc. I figured it was menopause (I'm 50). Maybe it's just my metabolism speeding up, hence the weight loss. Who the heck knows??? I'm just patiently waiting for my numbers to trend back down to nondetectable as they were on the Gleevec. This ride has been one hell of a roller coaster but I am so happy you are all here to discuss ideas, questions and advice with.
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