Joyce, I have had to go off of Sprycel several times due to pleural effusion, which typically clears up for me within a week or so of being off of meds.
I am currently fighting one again now with bronchitis! lol I do not know whether you husband has an effusion around his lungs or his heart, but here is some info on pleural effusion: What is Pleural Effusion and What Does it Feel Like? <http://www.leukemiasurvivor.co/2013/09/what-is-pleural-effusion-and-what-does.html> Hope this helps! Michele On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 9:33 PM, Joyce Mesnarich <[email protected]> wrote: > Have been reading the reports of various CMLers having side effects from > the various TKIs. Jut wanted to weigh in with my husband's latest > experiences. He was short-winded and family doc ordered a chest X-ray > which revealed some effusion. We reported this to Dr Talpaz (his CML > specialist) and Dr T wanted him to have an echogram which we were able to > do locally with his regular cardiologist. Dr T said to quit taking Sprycel > immediately and not to continue until he and the cardio conferred. As of > now, he will have another echo in a week to see if there is any change one > way or the other. He has an appointment with Dr Talpaz in Michigan the > middle of October and it sounds like they are going to have him stay off > Sprycel until at least then. It's kind of scary being off the medication > that you know is saving your life. But Dr T is not concerned. Don't know > where this is going next. All part of the journey. Continue to pray for > all the warriors out there. > Thank you for your input. > Joyce in IL > > -- > -- > [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/d/optout. > -- [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 --- 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/d/optout.
