Hello I've been on gleevec since it dame out a dI have gained terrably in the legs and have water blisters fron knees down including the toes. The diareea is terrable pure water. eyes also are swollen.did your Dr ok the switch or did you have to argue with him. my Dr says to not switch. what to do, what to do????? JUDY
________________________________ From: "ncha...@aol.com" <ncha...@aol.com> To: CMLHope@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, July 27, 2010 8:33:11 AM Subject: [CMLHope] side effects I was on Gleevec for 4 1/2 yrs. I was tired, retaining fluid (pleural effusions and ascites) had those horrible swollen eyes, and worst of all had the "bathroom issues". That was the worst. If I felt like I had to go, I HAD to go, like immediately! That is pretty much the reason I retired from my much loved job of teaching. Teachers just CANNOT go to the bathroom whenever they want...something people never think about. Due to the pleural effusions and ascites, I was switched to Tasigna two years ago. I feel FANTASTIC! I lost about 9 lbs. of fluid--no dieting and I weigh 117 lbs. which is normal for me. No swollen eyes, have had ct scans that show NO pleural effusions or ascites, and NO MORE "bathroom issues". I have energy to walk daily exercising my two beloved doggies, swim daily, jetski, waterski, and in general live a normal active life. If I had tried Tasigna earlier, I probably would not have retired when I did, but it's ok because I taught for 35 yrs., so have a decent pension to live on. The only down side I have so far with Tasigna is the fasting required for taking the drug. I work it out by usually taking the pills at about 10 am and 10 pm, so I can eat breakfast and also dinner when I want. I'm on 800 mg. per day. Good luck! Nancy in NY -- [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
