Tracey is right to advise us that the liver and kidney tests should be done regularly. I have had mine done every 3 months for the last 3 years and always get copies of the results. My doctor feels that most of the liver toxicity problems show up before the 8 or 9 month mark. He has hundreds of patients on gleevec and is speaking from that experience. That is not to say it won't happen later (it has) .. and may increase as we get further on into gleevec .. but it is very important to track it early to see how your body is responding at the beginning of treatment.
Wayne _________________________________________________________ > I agree with Tracey's comments concerning routine liver enzyme tests. > Since liver toxicity of Gleevec has been known since 1997, I agree with > Tracey that liver enzyme testing should be a routine procedure and > hematologists/oncologists/primary care physicians should test and share the > information with patients on a regular basis. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give the gift of life to a sick child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/3iazvD/6WnJAA/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/
