I, too, have had cramps and in weird ways. The arch of my foot, the middle of my back, my thumb, etc. My primary care doctor immediately said I was dehydrated. Because of the gleevec, the electrolyte imbalance can happen sooner for us than for most people. So, although most folks wouldn't be dehydrated at the same water intake level, we will be. I've started being a lot more diligent in drinking water and the cramps have really eased off. If I have a rough day at work with a lot of meetings and a lot of coffee coupled with not much water; that night I will notice the cramps are worse. I've also noticed that if I do a lot of yard work, for example, and don't drink a good amount before starting, the cramps are much worse. So, it all seems to tie together. I was struck by how quickly and definitively my doctor said dehydration. Like most of these things, everyone responds differently, but that's what I've been doing to combat them.
Bob On Sep 22, 9:47 am, DAWN RODEGHIER <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello to all, I've been on Gleevic since it was approved for use in the US > in 2001. After about a year I started having cramps in my legs at night. > Now I get cramps in other areas also, hands, feet, back. They are coming > much closer together and I've been losing a lot of work. Many of you have > complained of this problem, has any ones Oncologist tried mussel relaxers and > if so did they help on the occasions when the cramps were happening. > > Any help and or advise is more than welcome! > > Jim Rodeghier -- [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
