Sandy, Good morning from Brazil. My son was diagnosed last year while he was 17 yr old. It's not easy to live with Gleevec but we have no option so far. He is doing ok with it. BMT is very risky and if your son is doing ok with Gleevec, I think that you should keep him on it. Blessings, Ricardo
On 11/3/08, SandyC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello, > My 13 yr old son was diagnosed with CML in August. He is currently > being treated with Gleevec and responding very well. No major side > effects besides headaches, stomach pain and fatigue. We were > originally told that the only treatment option is Gleevec and BMT. We > met with another Dr and she recomends leaving him on Gleevec...no BMT. > So, now we have a major decision to make! Who is right? What is the > best treatment plan? There is very little info for pediatric CML out > there. Anyone have any opinions?? I am so confused...how could there > be such a huge difference in opinion? > Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!!! > Thanks, > Sandy > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
