Re: [CMLHope] Eye bleeds.

2013-01-24 Thread C.M. Houtz
Hi MartyGood to see you on line. I am hoping you are okay these days. I just came off of two months of Home Care, but really need to work on building my strength again. I will get there. I think that every day I get a bit back. I just don't ever give up, but then that's me. I thank God

Re: [CMLHope] High blood pressure

2013-01-24 Thread patrickemailguard-goog
One more thought. They always list sodium, calories and everything else by SERVING on nutrition panels. So you have to note how many servings they claim are in the package. I picked up a small bag of nuts that had low sodium (and calories) claim on the front of the package - per serving of cours

Re: [CMLHope] High blood pressure

2013-01-24 Thread patrickemailguard-goog
Hey Doris,I've been fighting high blood pressure the last couple of years - due to medications of course!I can't take the most common medications for BP and the ones I can haven't been totally effective. So since I don't smoke and I'm not overweight I decided I would do a food log. That is recor

[CMLHope] High blood pressure

2013-01-24 Thread Dorisbmt
Hi, my name is Doris  I don't get on that much but I read often.  I'm having trouble with my blood pressure.  On gleevec 100mg six a day. Been in remission since 2002. Now my blood pressure out of control. Dr just up my lisinopril to 10mg twice a day with a water pill. The lowest its been so far

Re: [CMLHope] Eye bleeds.

2013-01-24 Thread Marty Gartenberg
Hi Doris-bmt, According to web-md a rare side effect of Gleevec is Retinal Hemorrhage as well as Eye Bleeds. Although I have never been on it, I had a bone marrow transplant almost 23 years ago, I have heard of this happening many times with people taking Gleevec. It usually subsides in a short