Guest guest Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Hi everyone. I am fairly new to the group. My husband was diagnosed with CML on Christmas Eve 2006 and he has been on Gleevac 600 mg for about 2 weeks now. We recently went for a 2nd opinion with one of the larger oncology groups in our area. The doctor we saw suggested that we go and set up a consultation at MD or Fred Hutchens (sp?) in Seattle to see if he is a candidate for a bone marrow transfusion. He said there is the argument that maybe we should get is done sooner than later as my husband is still young (36) as opposed to waiting for him to become Gleevac resistent when he is older and not so strong. He said that there are no long term studies to see how Gleevac will work 20 years from now, etc. Do any of you have any opinions on that? We are not sure what to do. I was just getting comfortable with the fact that this was more a chronic type illness (like diabetes) and now I am scared and worried again. Thank you so much for your input. This group has really been a great source of comfort to us the last 6 weeks. Laurie Wife of Robb dx 12/24/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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