Hi Angie, I saw my Doctor in Chicago on May 1st.. She told me that I don't have to come back to see until next May 2014, Wow, 1 year I guest that's great news. I started Gleevec on Jan. 9th 2000 and I been on 300 mg all this time, we tried a brake about 4 years ago for 26 days but the cancer cells showed back up in my blood so that's a no, no for me to stop taking Gleevec. I'll just have to live with the side effects that go with the drug, it could be worse if you know what I mean. Like my stepson said's it is what it is. Take care, Greenie In a message dated 6/8/2013 5:32:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Having been in remission for 12 yr. now, I see my oncologist only twice a year. When I saw him Thursday I brought up the topic of a break from Gleevec. He did not encourage it in the least, and he gave several reasons why he thought it was not a good idea. I was a little disappointed, but...hey! I am doing great, so why meddle? I have taken 300mg of Gleevec daily for at least 8 years now. My side effects are minimal... I am grateful to feel so well and to live the life I choose. I will ask the dr. again in 6 months and see if he has changed his mind yet. Angie~in~Canada -- -- [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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- [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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
