Yes I have heard they have to drain the fluid off. Good luck. My Motto: Faith and Pills With Love Jeanie 🐠free 18’s to Marty Dx 1/2004 CML Leukemia Started Gleevec 2/2004 Started Tasigna 9/2009 Started Sprycel 11/2009 Started Ponatinib 1/ 2015 15 mg New Doctor--Dr Martine Extermann Moffitt Cancer center sept 2017 Dr Balducci retired Dr Gedia PCD 0 CBL. ABL Taking 0.05mg 50 mcg levothyroxine July 2018 dx with thyroid disease tsh 13 T4-normal t3-normal
> On Jul 29, 2018, at 12:35 AM, bkbarney via CMLHope <cmlhope@googlegroups.com> > wrote: > > Yes Ragavan, I too had the same problem. I can only take a small dose of > Dasatanib because I get the plural effusions and swelling around the heart > from the medication. It is a known side effect that can creep up any time. > Many patients do just fine on a very specific dose, if they raise it, it can > cause this problem you are describing. These TKi's can also impact the heart > in other ways, but I strongly suggest that you see your doc and ask for a > cardio-oncologist to help you. Those are cardiologists that specialize in how > these cancer drugs impact the heart. The standard for sprycel patients, is > that we do an echo cardiogram at least twice a year to make sure the heart > is pumping well and there is no sign of PE etc. > > I do not know when you next appointment is scheduled, but I would not wait to > long to get in to see your doc. It could be from the medication increase, it > could be something else, but knowing is important, because swift action is > needed so you do not under attend a potential big problem. If you cannot > take a deep breath, and this is NOT your baseline, then that's a big problem. > > Sometimes we must push our doctors and fight to advocate for ourselves, to > get the right testing, etc... > > If your doctor chose to push up your dose based upon your BCR-ABl testing, > then talk with them. There are several TKI's out there and two in trials... > > Sending you strength, and peace....go see your doc!!! > > Worried about you in Chicago.. > > Love to all, > > 18's Beth. > -----Original Message----- > From: Joyce Mesnarich <joy...@htc.net> > To: cmlhope <cmlhope@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sat, Jul 28, 2018 3:22 pm > Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Breathing Difficulties [Dasatinib] > > Gopalsamy, > I suggest you make an appointment with your CML specialist right now. My > husband had the same experience with Dasatinib. Turned out it had caused > fluid around his heart. Please get this checked out immediately. > > Joyce in Southern Illinois (USA) > > > On Jul 28, 2018, at 8:26 AM, Gopalsamy Ragavan <graga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I was taking 50mg Dasatinib per day. An year back it was increased to 75mg. > For the last few months breathing difficulty is keep increasing. I am not > able to take full breath. It is always half breath. I will discuss with my > doctor in the coming visit. > > Did anybody else face the same problem? How did you handle? 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