Suzieq.....it is definitely a Gleevec problem....I had rippling of the nails like Virginia described along with a severe rash...switched to Sprycel and it cleared up. Tom in KY In a message dated 6/21/2011 11:47:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Hi Suzieq, I've been on Gleevec since 1999 and I do have nail stuff happening. My nails are not lifting up from the nail bed, but a couple of them are rippled horizontally with great peaks and valleys. Some have developed prominent vertical ridges. Plus, on my two pointer fingers there is a dark spot to the right under each nail that looks like a bruise, but isn't. It's been there for years. No one knows for sure, but my dermatologist thinks it must be related to Gleevec. Virginia Garner ----- Original Message ----- From: Suzieq Sent: 06/20/11 12:52 PM To: CMLHope Subject: [CMLHope] Something new cropped up: Well, as ya'll know, I've been on Gleevec (400) since Feb. '04 and have pretty much experienced every side effect it produces at one time or another. Just recently something new has began to happen and was just wondering if any body else experienced this with the Gleevec. My nail tech noticed that my nails are beginning to "lift" from the bed, so she gave me some strong medicine stuff to doctor them twice daily. She says she is pretty sure it's from my "medicine". I've not had this happen before, even when I wore acrylics for ten to twelve years. Nails have been "naked" (no fake ones) for past two years and I worked on getting them healthy & did good with that, but now she noticed this beginning to happen. I see my onc./hem. next Monday, so will tell her about it. Let me know if you've had this to happen or anything else with your nails. 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 "We must be the change we want to see in the world." ~ Ghandi I'm training for another marathon to help beat cancer. Please help me: http://pages.teamintraining.org/los/anchor11/virginiagarner Virginia Garner Mission Captain, San Gabriel Valley Team in Training Marathon Team 909-519-2630 -- [CMLHope] A support group of _http://cmlhope.com_ (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_ (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
