Jeanie: It really wasn't as bad as I had it built up to be. Everyone said the prep was the worst, but those of us who are on Gleevec & went through the awful Diarrhea already knows how that is. & to be honest, I really did not think this was all that bad. I took the "pills" instead of drinking that awful liquid stuff. (smile)
They told me to stop any drugs that might cause "bleeding" (like the low dose Bayer that I take each night) at least five to six days in advance. Not knowing about all the different stuff i take, I just stopped it all. Then, they told me afterwards to not resume the "aspirin" or other drugs that cause bleeding for at least ten days after the procedure. I have followed every thing they told me to the letter and have had no problems so far. To be honest, some of the side effects from Gleevec have been far worse than the entire prep & procedure, I think. :) Plus, having the dreaded Bone Marrow Biopsy's are much more "torturous" than this ever was! Thanks, Suzieq -- [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
