[CMLHope] Re: My counts have been rising and now have to take hydroxyurea...

2009-06-26 Thread Ricardo Gadelha
Jeannie, In the meantime try to take 3 cups of green tea per day...this might help. keep going Ricardo. On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 7:04 PM, icandoall...@aol.com wrote: Hi Susan and will do if it gets any worse. Thanks for the uplift.try Jeanie3 In a message dated 6/21/2009 9:12:11 A.M. Eastern

[CMLHope] Re: My counts have been rising and now have to take hydroxyurea along with my Tasiga

2009-06-24 Thread Suzieq
Jeanie: So sorry to hear this...will keep you in my prayers pray that they find something that works for you. Maybe there is a trial or something you can get into. Just hang in there and keep looking up, God bless, Suzieq --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ [CMLHope] A

[CMLHope] Re: My counts have been rising and now have to take hydroxyurea...

2009-06-23 Thread ICANDOALLTTC
Hi and thanks, my onc and I are in discussion now as to what our next step will be. I will be getting my BMA next week so we can see where this old CML is headed. Thanks again and I will ask my onc about the mutations. Blessings, Jeanie3 In a message dated 6/22/2009 7:59:07 P.M. Eastern

[CMLHope] Re: My counts have been rising and now have to take hydroxyurea...

2009-06-22 Thread ICANDOALLTTC
Hi Susan and will do if it gets any worse. Thanks for the uplift. Jeanie3 In a message dated 6/21/2009 9:12:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, educatorsu...@aol.com writes: Jeannie: Please go see Dr. Druker!!! He has a new medication and I think is in stage II or stage III trial. It is a

[CMLHope] Re: My counts have been rising and now have to take hydroxyurea along with my Tasiga

2009-06-22 Thread Trey
You should have a Kinase Mutation Test done to determine if a BCR-ABL mutation has occurred that causes the drug to stop working. Without this test your Onc is only guessing about the cause. Here are a couple links to descriptions of the test:

[CMLHope] Re: My counts have been rising and now have to take hydroxyurea along with my Tasiga

2009-06-21 Thread Susan
Jeannie: Please go see Dr. Druker!!! He has a new medication and I think is in stage II or stage III trial. It is a nother wonder drug! It starts with a B, like Bostanib or something like that. It works alone---he thought it would work with another drug,...BUT it works all by itself...see if