Guest guest Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 At 02:53 PM 12/11/06 -0800, you wrote: >I can't describe exactly what this congestion is like, heavy bubbly stuff. >I have bad congestion anyway, I have had a nasal reconstuctive surgery so >this is not making it any better. Very bad headaches, and I had to stop >the protonix I have taken for years for my stomach, so I am trying to find >a solution for heartburn. I am getting tired again, like when I first was >diagnosed with the CML. My skin is feeling grainy, like basketball skin. I >had the grainy skin when I first started on Gleevec. I am looking forward >to a blood test to see if It is affecting my counts. The side affects will >be worth it if I get a good response. I am buying time to get ready to >transplant. If you have any suggestions I would love to hear them. Thanks I was not used to the level of nasal/sinus congestion that I (and others had) with Sprycel.....a friend and I were using a Neti Pot daily for nasal saline rinses and that helped....even twice a day. Find one at a health food store. I did not have the headaches, but many others do. For the acid reflux/heartburn, use some kind of greens product....any thing super alkaline, much better than using drugs for it. A good produce is Garden of Life Acid Defense.....also at a health food store. I did have the super dry skin that did not feel like normal skin.....not very pliable. Use tons of moisturizer.....even putting vaseline on your skin, olive or almond oil in the bath water or on your skin, etc....there are many good products. At first it did feel like I was spending a good part of my day doing all this stuff to offset the side effects...... then they went away. C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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