Re: [CMLHope] Ponatinib

2015-05-13 Thread bkbarney via CMLHope
Good luck John ! Sounds like you are still "tweeking" things...I am just happy that this med works for you...keep us posted!!! and wear shirts with pockets!!! !8's Beth -Original Message- From: John Barrons To: CML Hope Sent: Wed, May 13, 2015 4:26 pm Subject: [CMLHope] Ponatinib

[CMLHope] Ponatinib

2015-05-13 Thread John Barrons
Hi Jeanie and the group: I had my counts done today and after four weeks off, my counts started to increase. So now I am on one 15mg of ponatinib a week. Two pills a week really reduces my counts so we will see what one pill does. I will see him again one week from today. Maybe I will just have

Re: [CMLHope] Digest for cmlhope@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 2 topics

2015-05-13 Thread 'Icandoallttc' via CMLHope
Hi Nick and Elizabeth, yes that is neat! I went through this when I was on Gleevec and my hair did grow back. I take one day at a time and happy each day I am given. The ponatinib is a tiny little pill that you wouldn't think was big enough to heal anything but my blood that was way off is al

Re: [CMLHope] Digest for cmlhope@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 2 topics

2015-05-13 Thread NICK WOODS
Jeannie, sure understand the "foggy brain" symptoms with any CML RX.  Hope your hair regrows soon.  Had a friend who said, "I went into the hospital with a high fever and a serious illness.  My hair was black. Then it fell out.  When I got well and left the hospital, my hair had grown back in an

Re: [CMLHope] Digest for cmlhope@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 1 topic

2015-05-13 Thread NICK WOODS
Thankful to hear you had good medical treatment which could relieve such pain!  Hope you're getting stronger and feeling much better now, Marty.  Elizabeth & Nick On Monday, May 11, 2015 5:16 AM, "cmlhope@googlegroups.com" wrote: |cmlhope@googlegroups.com | Google Groups