Yes, my intent is to remain off medication for as long as I can. While I know all the drugs are available to use, they all have thier problems. I somehow value the Quality of Life more than just being alive because some drug is able to keep me at Zero. As long as my body keeps everything low key and I do not have (and have not) a blast phase I see no reason to endure the side effects of the drugs. As of now I am happy to be one of those to be has responded well to Gleevec for the CML and help prove that it may not be necessary for all CMLers to endue a lifetime of this powerful drug.
Richard H. On Feb 7, 10:31 am, Susan Zimmerman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Richard, > I have been off gleevec since May of 2007, so we are kinda close there! My > bcr-abl also > does show my log reduction as getting worse, but as long as my white count is > normal, > I want to stay off it all. Is that what you intend to do? As I had > mentioned, I am waiting > for that third generation drug to be okayed, actually don't know if it has > been yet. Anyone > else know if bosatinib has been legalized yet? > > So glad to be part of this group, thanks for any feedback. > Blessings, > > Susan Z. -- [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
