Dear Michael, Just hang in there! The side effects do get better with time and a lot of patience. I think the diarrhea, low energy and muscle spasms have been the worse for me. It seems that the diarrhea can be controlled with diet and the muscle spasms with extra potassium, but not magnesium because this causes diarrhea. I believe one of the worse things for my diarrhea is Coca Cola and spicy foods, but then everyone is different
Of the 37 side effects, I probably had 34, but after 10 months, I began to feel much better and am in "total remission". My one year anniversary on Gleevec is January 28, 2010. I will pray for you as I do all the CML Warriors. Sandy Byrd ________________________________ From: cliff <cliff.lay...@nccourts.org> To: CMLHope <cmlhope@googlegroups.com> Sent: Mon, December 7, 2009 8:21:29 AM Subject: [CMLHope] Re: Side Effects Michael, I've been on Gleevec since 2001. Started with the same symptoms you have. Mine just went away over time. I've found taking my Gleevec after a meal with lots of water helped. Good luck. Cliff On Dec 1, 1:37 pm, Michael <mksup...@comcast.net> wrote: > I was recently diagnosed with CML. I am on Gleevec and my WBC is > falling and approaching normal level. > I have some abdominal pain and GI problems (loose stools and diarrhes. > (1) Have you had a similiar side effect and what have you been able to > do to eliminate or manage it? Thanks for your help. -- [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 cmlhope-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -- [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 cmlhope-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope
