Guest guest Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 At 10:21 AM 8/29/05 -0700, you wrote: >hello all. I've been taking 400 mg Gleevec since April. First several >weeks, I had a lot of fatigue and joint and bone pain. That subsided, >and NOW, all of a sudden, I'm getting bloody noses, rashes, frequent >small bruises. Does this suggest the Gleevec isn't working anymore or >that it's working better than ever -- or neither? Hi, The rash can be a Gleevec side effect and sometimes it does not come on right away. Not sure about the bloody nose and the bruises. Have you had frequent CBCs done and are you low on platelets? I don't think any of these symptoms indicate that the drug is working or not (that info you get from a bmb, FISH or pcr)........but you need to contact the doctor about your new symptoms. C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 --- Hi : Have you had your platelets checked. It may be lowered platelets which may just occur at the relative beginning of treatment, and in some cases, later, as with me. MJH In , " Rosen-Lum " <rrosenlum@c...> wrote: > hello all. I've been taking 400 mg Gleevec since April. First several > weeks, I had a lot of fatigue and joint and bone pain. That subsided, > and NOW, all of a sudden, I'm getting bloody noses, rashes, frequent > small bruises. Does this suggest the Gleevec isn't working anymore or > that it's working better than ever -- or neither? > > > + n the web. > > > > + Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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