I'd like to echo the comments of Terry and Rob. That said, in the first several months of taking Gleevec, it is normal for blood counts to oscillate, sometimes quite a bit as in your case. I think most of the experts would advise shots or oral medications to compensate if you are too far outside of the normal range, but the priority would be to keep you on Gleevec. It took my blood counts (particularly platelets) about 12 months to stabilize completely after I started on Gleevec. You might want to talk to one of the numbers guys like Druker ot Cortes and see what they think. Make sure you are able to send them accurate historical data.
I maintain an Excel file containing my test results. That way, any time I have a question I want to put to one of the experts, I can just email him the data. As Rob noted, dasatinib will very likely be available in July of this year. Every piece of evidence I've seen, both anecdotal and scientific, indicates that it will be the right solution for many people that are struggling with Gleevec. You'll want to make sure that your oncologist is familiar with it. Mike Burwen dx 10/04 600 mg Gleevec PCR log 5 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
