Hi Everyone,
The issue with liver testing comes up every so often so I thought I'd address it here. When Gleevec was first tested in animals, there was clear evidence of both liver and kidney problems so it is standard procedure to check both the liver and kidneys routinely with Gleevec therapy in humans. Unless your doctor is very well informed, he may not know the protocol for the various tests that should be done. This is why these lists can be so important. It has happenned several times before that patients have learned something from this list and gone to their doctors with the information and found out that their doctor wasn't following standard protocol. Unfortunatly we can't all have CML experts at the top CML centers treating all of us so there are valuable things to be learned from those who do go to these doctors and report back. (Thank you Nancy C, your information is always invaluable). As for frequency of testing, I guess different doctors will have different protocols. I insist that I get everything checked with every blood test, which means I get the liver and kidney function tests along with my CBC and electrolytes roughly every 5-7 weeks. I know of many doctors though who only do the more fancy tests every 2- 3 months. In any case, they should be done at some regular interval. Take care, Tracey dx Jan 2002 CCR July 2002 PCR neg Nov 2002 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help save the life of a child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/0iazvD/5WnJAA/xGEGAA/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/
