As I mentioned in an earlier posting, we are expecting in May 2005. We raised the question of having another child within a week of Stew's diagnosis, but his two local oncologists had no experience with this topic. Same with my doctor. We then asked Dr. Talpaz about it on Stew's first visit to MD Anderson, and Dr. Talpaz wasn't very supportive -- his reaction was that it'd be better to wait "7 or more years" until more was known about the long-term effects of Gleevec. Since that timeframe didn't sit well with us for a variety of reasons, we polled the group here and found several examples of couples who had Gleevec babies without any difficulties.
Like Kelly, we also contacted Dr. Druker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and received a very similar response. If it helps in your search for answers, I'd definitely encourage asking him for his opinion. Good luck with your decision-making ... I know it's a tough one to weigh (and may come with some second-guessing from friends and family). For us, we're very encouraged about the future and didn't want CML to interfere with the plans we'd always had for our family. (I should also mention that every check-up thus far has gone well -- the frequent comment is how active this baby is and that we should be prepared for a very mobile daughter ...) Amy wife to Stew, dx 11/03 --- In [email protected], "kanneharless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My husband, Rob, fathered a sweet, healthy baby girl while on 800 mg > of Gleevec. When we found out that we were expecting, we consulted > with Dr. Druker who told us that there were no known risks with > fathering a child on Gleevec, but that the data are scarce. Some > research indicates lower sperm motility with higher doses of > Gleevec, thus perhaps lower chance of conception. > > Feel free to write me privately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Regards, > Kelly > > --- In [email protected], "drshitalkirandp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > i am 32 year old male from bangalore on gleevec 400mg once daily . > i > > would like to know more about fathering a child while on Gleevec. > now > > i am in ccr. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/8zSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New! Sign up for local CML support group meetings in your local community at http://cml.meetup.com Apply for Commercial Real Estate loans online and submit your deal to dozens of hungry lenders in just minutes. Loan programs for all types of business and commercial real estate. Apply anytime at http://realestatezoo.com CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Support List) --------------------------------- Part Of CMLHope.Com An International Community Of CML Patients For more information: http://cmlhope.com Post Message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To No Mail/Web: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CML Group Web Site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
