Hi Mike,
My Onc. said the same thing your ER doc said. He told me that he did NOT want me getting sick. That I was more susceptible and that if I did get sick (even in remission) and started running a fever of 100.5 or greater to let him know. Now I am not that great a patient soooooo my temp has gotten up to over 101 a couple of times and I didnt call him but it went away so I wasnt worried.
Hugs,
Katy
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DX: 10/03 400mg gleevec
1st remission: 12/03
#677 in Zero Club
1st relapse: 6/05 raised to 600mg gleevec
2nd second remission: 8/05
2nd relapse: 6/06 to current
Taken off of gleevec 6/06
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DX: 10/03 400mg gleevec
1st remission: 12/03
#677 in Zero Club
1st relapse: 6/05 raised to 600mg gleevec
2nd second remission: 8/05
2nd relapse: 6/06 to current
Taken off of gleevec 6/06
xanga.com/katybug45
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From: "mburwen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I recently went through a bout of acute viral gastroenteritis. The ER
> Dr. that treated me for the condition told me that, because I had CML,
> and even if it was in remission, my immune system was compromised, and
> that I was more susceptible to viral and bacterial attacks than the
> average person.
>
> I discussed this with my hemo/onc, normally a mild-mannered person, and
> he went through the roof. He insists that, as long as the CML is in
> remission (I am PCRU), there is no degradation of the immune system.
> He was quite angry at what he considers to be the stupidity of a
> sizable segment of the medical profession.
>
> Since my Dr. and his team are recognized experts in the immune system
& gt; business, I tend to accept what he says. Anyone have any further
> comment on this subject?
>
> Mike Burwen
>
>
>
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