Hi Jeanie, I was born in Chicago Southshore Hosp. my family moved to Hobart, IN. 2 years later and I lived in the area most of my life except 4 years in Springfield, MO. Moved back to Porter, IN. two miles from Lake Michigan but the winter was hard on me so we moved again to South Fort Myers, FL. a little over 2 years ago. My much, much, older brother lives in Naples, FL. I miss my son and his family but I just can't take the cold weather. I was in a study at Northwestern back in 2000 with 200 people nation way before Gleevec was approved by the FDA. Their was 8 of us I was the only one from Indiana and the others were from the Chicago area. So I was a very lucky person to get picked back then. Gleevec was called STI571 back then, It saved my life. You take care of yourself, Greenie In a message dated 5/14/2013 6:37:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Hi Greenie and thanks so much for sharing. I have had the counts go up and down just like yours. I like yogurt and honey; need to cut down on the honey hehe. I like the raw honey on toast and in yogurt. I don't buy the sweet kind of yogurt; just plain. I eat healthy and walk daily; just easy walking nothing hard. I love to go on cruises and go about 3 times a year thanks to my daughters. Blessings, Jeanie<3 In a message dated 5/14/2013 9:12:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Jeanie, your test results have me beat by a mile and I started Gleevec on Jan. 9th 2000 at 300 mg. each day. Here are some of my results. WBC 5.9 RBC 3.71 L Hemoglobin 12.5 L Hematocrit 37.3 L MCV 33.7 MCHC 33.5 Platelets 176 RDW 13.5 Absolute Neutrophils 3.4 Absolute Lymphocytes 1.8 Glucose 95 Blood Urea Nitrogen 18 Calcium 8.7 Protein Total 6.9 Albumin 4.2 ALT 31 AST 39 H this the 3rd time that it's been this high in over 13 years. It was 51 a few months ago but the Doctor told me not to worry about it. Sodium 140 Chloride 105 Potassium 3.9 Creatinine 1.44 H it's been between 1.1 to 1.4 going back to 1997 before I found out I had CML. I found out that I had CML two weeks before Christmas 1998. I would like to get my RBC higher but my Doctor keeps telling me to just leave it be. Like they say if it's not broken don't try to fix it. They was a time that when I first started taking Gleevec my WBC dropped to 2.6 and told me not to worry. Dam it's hard not to worry when things like this happen. They see these results on other people but we don't so it's hard to compare what is good and what's back. Anyway your tests look good so keep what ever your doing and don't change anything. Take Care, Greenie In a message dated 5/14/2013 8:11:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: WBC 6.2 range 3.8-10.8 thousand/ul RBC 4.33 range 3.80-5.10 milliion/ul Hemoglobin 13.5 range 11.7-15.5 g/dl Hematocrit 41.4 range 35.0-45.0% MCV 95.5 range 80.0-100.0 fl MCH 31.2 range 27.0-33.0 pg MCHC 32.c range 32.0-36.0 g/dl RDW 13.7 range 11.0-15.0% Platelet Count 257 range 140-400 thousand/ul Absolute Neutrophils 3360 range 1500-7600 cells/ul Absolute Lymphocytes 2362 range 850-3900/cells/ul Absolute Monocytes 316 range 200-950 cells/ul Absolute Eosinophils 130 range 15-5-- cells/ul Absolute Basophils 31 range 0-200 cells/ul Cholesterol was real high Sugar was 119 a little high Creatinine was a little high 0.99 range 0.60-0.93 mg/dl Everything else was normal Great report best I've had in a long time Blessings Jeanie<3 In a message dated 5/10/2013 8:46:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: your lucky you get the gleevec for $35. a month larry,good luck in keeping that as low as you can. i pay $3232. a month with mvp.......rob.....rhggoodrich@ yahoo.com From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2013 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [CMLHope] insurance coverage Hi Larry, call the company right away and ask if they cover it. Most are very helpful. Jeanie<3 In a message dated 5/3/2013 12:52:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hello group I have a question . my current insurance is united health care it cost 35.00 a month for gleevec . my company is thinking of switching to anthem blue cross , I know there are different plans but is anyone on gleevec using anthem , does it cover the gleevec ??? just trying to be prepared . 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