Oh, I thought it was what i have. Thanks for the correction. Mr. Grinch please forgive me I misread your condition.
Tracy, and more news on Zavie? I have been on the road for two days and haven't been in touch. Marty On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Tracey <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Marty, > > I believe what you have is actually *hypo*thyroidism. This is when your > thyroid is *under* active. The drug Levothyroxine helps to compensate for > that but in Mr Grinch's case, he said that has *hyper*thyroidism which is > actually the opposite of what you have, it's an *over* active thyroid. If > he took Levothyroxine, it would probably kill him. > > Unfortunately for Mr Grinch, hyperthyroidism is much more difficult to > treat than hypothyroidism. > > Tracey > > > --- On *Fri, 6/10/11, Martin Gartenberg <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Martin Gartenberg <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CMLHope] dasatinib and hyperthyroidism > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, June 10, 2011, 9:38 AM > > Hi, > > Actually I am not on any medication for CML because i had a bone marrow > transplant more then 22 years ago but did develop hyperthyroidism because of > all the radiation and chemotherapy I received. > > You really don't have to worry about it because there is a very simple > solution to the problem. I use a drug called Levothyroxine which is a > generic for Synthroid and is very inexpensive and really has no side effects > except for making you feel much better. I use a very small dose .075 > micrograms once a day. It is a little blue pill that takes your blues > away. That's about it for your thyroid problem. > > I wish you continued health and happiness. And also *18's*. In the Hebrew > language the number 18 represents life, which is pronounced as Chi. It is > said as if you were clearing your throat. > > Marty > > On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 6:16 PM, MrGrinch > <[email protected]<http://us.mc1619.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > I was diagnosed with CML in Nov 2010 and began treatment on dasatinib > later that month. My numbers are all going the right direction, which > is great, but was getting an increasing amount of side effects. > Several of the side effects were not normal for that drug, so I went > to an endocrinologist and have discovered that I now have a > significant thyroid problem. Has anyone else experienced > hyperthyroidism after taking this drug? > > -- > [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]<http://us.mc1619.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<http://us.mc1619.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope > > > -- > [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 > > -- > [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 > -- [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
