HI Marcie, I had the eye surgery before I had CML, but I am so glad that I had it. Not only can I see better, I 'look" better! lol
Michele On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 8:29 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Victoria: > > Yes, I've had tremendous hair thinning. My doctor did not think it was > Gleevec and for quite a bit, I believed that was correct. My mother is one > of seven girls and all of her sisters have hair that thinned as they aged. > But I also noticed the eyebrows, too. Hair loss is a side effect of Gleevec > that some people experience. I checked with my insurance carrier and if I > wanted to get a wig, they would reimburse me $300. I've cut my hair very > short, got a cute inexpensive wig for bad hair days and moved on. Just > happy to be here and glad that it isn't worse. > > Has anyone had surgery while on Gleevec? One of the other things inherited > from my mother's side of the family is drooping eyelids. My eye doctor gave > me a field vision, test which I failed, and sent me to a plastic surgeon > with a recommendation for an eyelid lift. The surgeon is someone I have > known for 35 years, Chief at Johns Hopkins, and since I am in remission and > bloodwork has been good, I am scheduled for this procedure on 8/23. I have > my 3 month FISH and BCR-ABL on Friday and the outcome of that will determine > whether or not surgery takes place. Just wondering is it worth the risk > when I have this underlying illness. The doctors seem to feel that it will > be perfectly fine. > > I would love to hear some feedback and hope that you, Victoria, find some > comfort in knowing that you are not alone in going through this issue. > > Marcie > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Victoria Reiter <[email protected]> > To: CMLHope <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Jul 25, 2011 8:39 am > Subject: [CMLHope] Gleevec side effects > > Along with all the other bothersome, uncomfortable and ugly side effects, > has anyone else lost hair from the eyebrows? My hair is thinning up front, > with small hairs tryng to grow in but not getting much longer than two and a > half inches. This is bad enough for a woman but I've also lost hair from my > eyebrows and have to "fill in" with an eyebrow pencil which never looks > natural. If anyone has a fix for the hair loss, I'd be very glad to hear > it. > Victoria > -- > [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 -- [email protected] www.LearntoBallroomDanceOnline.com -- [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
