Re: [CMLHope] Heart valve replacement and TKIs

2016-01-07 Thread Joyce Mesnarich
Perry, My husband is the CML patient but what happens to one of us happens to the other, if you know what I mean. He does not DO internet. He has had to have some lesser surgeries and has been told to go off the TKI for 5 days prior. He also has AFIB and takes a blood thinner, which is kind

Re: [CMLHope] Heart valve replacement and TKIs

2016-01-07 Thread sherri swanson
Hi Perry, I've been on Gleevec for 13 years and I just started having trouble with my heart. I am scheduled next week for some tests to rule out some things and hopefully help me with the issues that I am having. I do not have a diagnosis yet, so I can't say if it will be an aortic replacement. I