Guest guest Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 I think its great to be involved in such an international group. I'm from Melbourne Australia. I was diagnosed in 1992, had a bone marrow transplant in 1993, relapsed in 2003 and have been on glivec ever since. At the moment my pcr is 0.07 and I have recently increased dose from 400 to 600 mg. The reason for this is to see if I can become pcru and maybe trial off glivec (the aussie way of spelling it). I have 100% donor marrow again, but still have some residue cml. We are experiencing the hottest summer on record at the moment and are on stage 3 water restrictions, otherwise Melbourne is a beautiful place to live. I am 54 and have recently retired from teaching. I am married with 4 children, 2 grand children and expecting 2 more this year. Fortunately I have very few glivec side effects and am able to play golf twice a week (not very well). I think groups like this are so helpful, there was nothing like this available in 1992, and I felt very alone. The community here has been very helpful for me, I have learned so much about my disease and feel I have the understanding of many other fellow cmlers. I am 699 in Zavie's zero club and love catching up with people in the chat room when I can. Judy T Melbourne Australia Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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