Re: [CMLHope] Info update

2016-02-18 Thread Marty Gartenberg
; eat super healthy, lose some weight, say my prayers, and try and find ways > to help myself feel better.staying positivejust staying positive > and hopefully will see Dr. Druker in the near future. > > > Big hug and love to all of you reading out there..whether you post or >

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2016-02-18 Thread bkbarney via CMLHope
ig hug and love to all of you reading out there..whether you post or notI hope you feel the community's love and support. 18's Beth . -Original Message- From: 'Icandoallttc' via CMLHope To: cmlhope Sent: Mon, Feb 15, 2016 3:14 pm Subject: Re: [CM

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2016-02-15 Thread 'Icandoallttc' via CMLHope
h you would not believe, though it were told you." > Hab. 1:5 > > > -Original Message- > From: Marty Gartenberg > To: cmlhope > Sent: Fri, Feb 12, 2016 9:29 pm > Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Info update > > Susan, Susan what am I to do with you? you are s

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2016-02-13 Thread Marty Gartenberg
Hi John and of course each and every one of you. John, I went to the hospital yesterday morning for my usual blood work and also saw my infectious disease doctor. Since my CMV virus has been dropping off he decided to drop my anti virus medicine to half the amount and then hopefully these terrib

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2016-02-13 Thread 'Susan Zimmerman' via CMLHope
e told you." Hab. 1:5 -Original Message- From: Marty Gartenberg To: cmlhope Sent: Fri, Feb 12, 2016 9:29 pm Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Info update Susan, Susan what am I to do with you? you are so sweet and for this. I have no doubt that everything will turn out well for you and your

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2016-02-13 Thread John Barrons
Hi Jeanie: my ponatinib was increased in the hospital to get the wbc count down. My oncologist did not think I had gone into Blast phase and he was right. He did not do a pcr test, but the counts came back down to my normal fairly quickly. Thanks for asking. JohN B Sent from my iPad > On Feb 1

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2016-02-13 Thread Marty Gartenberg
gt; > -Original Message- > From: Marty Gartenberg > To: cmlhope > Sent: Fri, Feb 12, 2016 8:29 pm > Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Info update > > Susan, Susan what am I to do with you? you are so sweet and for this. I > have no doubt that everything will turn out well for yo

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2016-02-12 Thread bkbarney via CMLHope
an important role. Thanks for being inspirations to us... happy V day to all...stay warm..where ever you are... warm hug18's Beth -Original Message- From: Marty Gartenberg To: cmlhope Sent: Fri, Feb 12, 2016 8:29 pm Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Info update Susan, Susan what

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2016-02-12 Thread Marty Gartenberg
the > occasion! (Bubble bath, massage, favorite meal, etc. just for you). The > rest of ya try to take good care of your significant other! (Of course > don't fall for the media's need to spend lots of money...lol) > > Heartfelt love and 18's, > > Susan F. Zi

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2016-02-12 Thread 'Icandoallttc' via CMLHope
I hope every thing will be good John. Did they treat your CML while you were in the hospital? Did they increase your ponatinib to get the counts down? Do they do PCR test on your blood? I got a bill from Moffitt and it was over $2000. I found out it is the PCR test that's so expensive. They ne

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2016-02-12 Thread 'Susan Zimmerman' via CMLHope
Sent: Fri, Feb 12, 2016 4:04 pm Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Info update Ok, let's see what happens at your next blood test. I just had one this morning and sorry to say my WBC was only 1.87 so that puts me having a problem with immunity but I know that it is coming from the CMV virus that

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2016-02-12 Thread Marty Gartenberg
Ok, let's see what happens at your next blood test. I just had one this morning and sorry to say my WBC was only 1.87 so that puts me having a problem with immunity but I know that it is coming from the CMV virus that I am having so I have to be very careful until the reduced medication starts to w

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2016-02-12 Thread John Barrons
Hi My wbc last Tuesday were 4.2, platelets 43 and hemo 103. I will next have a cbc a week this Tuesday. John Sent from my iPad > On Feb 12, 2016, at 6:59 AM, Marty Gartenberg wrote: > > Hi John, > > What are your WBC now? I know a man who lives in Canada a very long time ago > actually more

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2016-02-12 Thread Marty Gartenberg
Hi John, What are your WBC now? I know a man who lives in Canada a very long time ago actually more then 35 years ago and he never took any TKI's but he did take something and it did "burn out his Leukemia" but unfortunately he has to have blood transfusions I think every two weeks. He is the long

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2016-02-11 Thread bkbarney via CMLHope
wife is happy to have you home again... 18's and my best, Beth -Original Message- From: 'Icandoallttc' via CMLHope To: cmlhope Sent: Thu, Feb 11, 2016 2:23 pm Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Info update Hi John and I felt like something was wrong as we hadn't heard fro

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2016-02-11 Thread 'Icandoallttc' via CMLHope
Hi Marty. Just want to explain why WBC and platelets can rise quickly with cml. this has happened to me 3 times and it is because the tki you are taking quit working and you lose your remission. It is caused by mutations. I am on my 4th tki now and running out of options if this one quits w

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2016-02-11 Thread 'Icandoallttc' via CMLHope
Hi John and I felt like something was wrong as we hadn't heard from you. I'm glad you are back home and cml is good. Have you had a pneumonia shot. I got mine many years ago and a booster when I was in the hospital a few years ago. I am still on 1 15 meg pill daily. You are the first person I

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2016-02-11 Thread jlbca
I am taking ponatinib like Jeanie in Tampa. I need to take only one pill a week to keepĀ  the counts low. the counts do fluctuate from time to time. There does not seem to an answer for the white blood cells to have increased so suddenly. My oncologist did not think it was a change to blast phase

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2016-02-10 Thread Marty Gartenberg
Hi John, First let me say hello to your wife, and believe me I personally know what she has been going through. Now what I can't understand why your white blood count went over 100,000. And what pill have you been taking? Usually you need to be taking more then 1 pill and that should be every day

[CMLHope] Info update

2016-02-10 Thread John Barrons
Hi Jeanie and to all: Well, where do I start. Before last Christmas, I was not feeling very well. My oncologist said if I felt worse go to emergency, which I did on Dec 26. I had pneumonia and as I result my heart was having trouble. In addition, my white blood count went over 100,000. I was in