Re:Getting back into regular life, socially

[Guest guest]

Hi

My first year was interferon and ARC injections. It was pretty rough. Put

it this way. forget the entertaining stuff I use to cry because I had no

strength to sweep or mop my kitchen floor.

I have been on Gleevec for 6 years now. It took some time but everything is

pretty much normal for me with the exception of having to sleep longer and

some muscle spasms. \ I accept it as who I am now because that's the truth.

I never drank alcohol a lot with the exception of holidays previously .with

an aalcoholic husband I always felt like someone had to be in control and

that someone was me.

But the last year my life has changed drastically and I now have a few

drinks almost every weekend.

I don't over do it and no one should. Not even those without cml. But I

drink until I feel I have had enough and cml is the last thing on my mind. I

am also a sales rep (25 yrs) and have felt the affects. I had to learn too

adjust my career life as well and now I am who I am and its ok with me.

I think your body just needs to adjust to your medicine and your mind needs

to adjust to your new life (cml) and once that happens you'll be fine.

Of course it did take a while but eventually my counts became normal and I

don't worry about them so much anymore. \

I thought I read that you take your gleevec with breakfast? If that's true

you may want to try switching to dinner so you can sleep through the

fatigue. (That's my theory)

It won't be long before you're looking back on this and feeling better

physically & mentally.

ez

Tampa Florida