Hi Kelly, Let me explain about The Philadelphia Chromosome. I know that it may be complicated for you to understand but here is a site that can explain it.
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4870 The new drugs inhibit the transfer of genetic materials between two specific Cromosomes and that is what the Philadelphia Chromosome is. PCR stands for polymerase chain reaction it is a very sensitive test that can tell what is going on with CML When someone is PCRU that means that there can not be detected any CML in your cells. Kelly, don't you worry. You just hang in there and you must remember without any of these new drugs, well you know what I mean. You must consider yourself very lucky (if that is the right word to use) None of these drugs were available for me when i had to deal with that bone marrow transplant. You just go out there and enjoy your life 18's Marty On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 9:24 PM, kellyelise <[email protected]> wrote: > Marty...tweet, tweet? Ha ha ha!! You are so funny!! > > Anyway....My PA from MDAnderson in compliance with Dr. Cortes have > allowed me to take Tasigna @ 200mg daily. It is less that the > recommended dose but they are hoping to lessen side effects but at the > same time put the CML back under control. I "think" she said my PCR > was 0.333% (does that make sense?). I have never come out of remission > in 4 years until now (boo!). She also said I am showing no evidence of > the Philadelphia chromosome. I have no idea what this all means since > I cannot retain anything, but, I am hoping it is good news. > > Any advice, knowledge, etc., would be greatly appreciated. I am > currently in the market for a heme/onc and will be looking 50 miles to > the West (Cleveland, OH) or 50 miles to the East (Erie, PA). I asked > my NP at CCF for some guidance and hopefully she can provide some. > > 18s to everyone! > Kelly > > -- > [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
