I was recently diagnosed with CML. I had a bone marrow biopsy and started Gleevec last week. I'm seeing an oncologist who I met two weeks ago and seems very competent. My question may be weird but I'm having co-workers, family members etc. saying things to me like "what's the big deal having to take a pill? I have to take an antibiotic for my tooth infection," or "my arm is in a cast from having an operation." Am I being overly sensitive finding these remarks insulting? I just got off the phone with my sister who said, "plenty of people are cancer free and get `cured,' of leukemia." I tried to give a speech about remission and response and CML and it fell on deaf ears. I just think the aggravation I'm feeling can't be a good thing right now. Besides that, I was glad to find this group online and now feel like I'm not so alone.
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