Actually the relevance came after reading the article which you all can read on the below mentioned link
http://www.haematologica.org/cgi/content/full/94/8/1177?eaf Only after reading this article the thought process took this direction. Surprisingly your experience is very different. The concern is that 5 yrs back when my son was diagnosed , he was of normal height as any other kid of his age , but now he is definitely shorter than average height of his age. regards Anil On 2/27/10, GB <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 -- Regards Anil Nagpal -- [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
