Hi...have been on 100 mg Sprycel for 18 months. Developed pleural effusion...now on 70 mg....will keep u posted. Hang in there! Tom in KY
T.E.D.---Sent from my iPad On Feb 27, 2012, at 11:51 PM, Joyce Mesnarich <[email protected]> wrote: > My husband (72) was put on Sprycel about 2 years ago---50 mg, the lowest > dose according to Dr. Talpaz, a great CML specialist. It has worked well for > him and he has less side effects than when he was on Gleevec, which he could > not take, as it turns out. Hope your son does well on Sprycel. We think it > is a great drug. > Joyce in IL > On Feb 27, 2012, at 9:21 AM, David Stroud wrote: > >> Hi Group >> I have kept up with this group now for almost 9 yrs. My son Jonathan was dx >> in 2003 at the age of 9. Many I know will remember him. >> Zavie was a great encourager for us. I know he is missed. >> >> Jonathan recently has had difficulties with his counts bouncing around.. >> 84/100k 47/100k 28/100k >> Use to continue at 3-5/100k >> He is now loosing weight also but was never a big guy.. 5'9 at 109lbs. >> Alittle concerned. Doc thinking of taking him off the gleevec of 400mg daily >> to the new Sprycel. I want to statr at a low dosage if so. >> >> Depression has set in also. But alot has to do with teenage life. >> For those that have switched to Sprycel.. what is the "low Dosage" isn't it >> 50 daily? >> >> Each One Take care >> Fran >> Mom >> >> -- >> [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
