This may not be relevant, but my son was diagnosed with CML when he was 15 years of age. At the time, and even a couple of years prior to diagnosis, we noticed his strength and height appeared below average. As a competitive golfer he always seemed to be battling against stronger and taller boys. Whether coincidence or not, I'll never be sure, he grew rapidly after commencing treatment with Gleevec. Between the ages of 16 & 19, he grew from below average height to 6'1". I, reiterate that during this time he was taking Gleevec 600mg per day. He is now 24 & just recently (only a month ago) switched to trial for Tasigna.
I know he didn't commence Gleevec as young as your son, but I do know that the medication did not interefere with his growth spurt., and am more inclined to think the CML itself is was interfered with his growth. I'm hoping that your son too will experience a rapid growth spurt, but you may need to wait a few more years. Regards Gail On Feb 24, 3:26 am, anil nagpal <[email protected]> wrote: > My son who is 13yrs old now , is on Gleevec 500mg for the last 5 yrs. We > feel that his height ( 136 cm ) as of now is not proportionate to his age > .If anyone has experienced similar problem please share the experience with > comment to overcome this side effect. > > Anil -- [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
