Guest guest Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 So my WBC was up again today. 3 weeks ago it was up to 12.9 from 6.5 over a 4 week period. Today we were at 16.4 over a 3 week period. My Onc was still not loosing sleep, but did have another blood drawl to send off. He told me he would let me know when it was time to worry and reminded me about the other drugs out there. So, I am not as upset as I was 3 weeks ago, thank to many of you all reassuring me that is normal to roller coaster a bit the first many months. I am only Dx'd 1 March this year, so not even 100 days out. Chris 400mg Gleevec per day ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hi I know how easy it is to worry. I really believe that not knowing what's going on is worse than knowing, even when it's bad. There are a few reasons why your white count could go up. If you have some kind of infection, your white count will go up, if you're on any kind of steroid treatment, it'll go up and it's been my observation that bigger people have higher white counts than smaller people. Are you a big person by chance? Did you ever have a blood test before you got CML to see what a normal white count for you is? Some people have higher counts than others and it's perfectly ok. Like you already know, even if this is a sign of early resistance, there are a multitude of options right now so try not to worry. Take care, Tracey > > So my WBC was up again today. > > 3 weeks ago it was up to 12.9 from 6.5 over a 4 week period. Today we were > at 16.4 over a 3 week period. My Onc was still not loosing sleep, but did > have another blood drawl to send off. He told me he would let me know when it > was time to worry and reminded me about the other drugs out there. > > So, I am not as upset as I was 3 weeks ago, thank to many of you all > reassuring me that is normal to roller coaster a bit the first many months. I am > only Dx'd 1 March this year, so not even 100 days out. > > Chris > 400mg Gleevec per day > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hi When is you BMB ? If you have a 3 month BMB scheduled that should be in the very near future and it makes a lot of sense to wait and see how that goes. If you are on your way to CCR then everything's good, otherwise you'll probably get more gleevec or another drug. Try not to worry too much, I know it's easier said than done. My personal discipline is a 2h a week allowance to worry (to stay current with things), the rest of the time I don't have CML. I hope you are getting the side effects under control, keep good spirits. Cheers, Marcos. On 6/4/07, letitbe@... <letitbe@...> wrote: > > So my WBC was up again today. > > 3 weeks ago it was up to 12.9 from 6.5 over a 4 week period. Today we were > > at 16.4 over a 3 week period. My Onc was still not loosing sleep, but did > have another blood drawl to send off. He told me he would let me know when > it > was time to worry and reminded me about the other drugs out there. > > So, I am not as upset as I was 3 weeks ago, thank to many of you all > reassuring me that is normal to roller coaster a bit the first many > months. I am > only Dx'd 1 March this year, so not even 100 days out. > > Chris > 400mg Gleevec per day > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Marcos's, I asked about another BMB. He said no at this point, laughed and said ok, if you really want one!! He always has a funny way to put a good spin on it. I know it was his way of saying not needed right now. chris ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 > > So my WBC was up again today. > > 3 weeks ago it was up to 12.9 from 6.5 over a 4 week period. Today we were > at 16.4 over a 3 week period. My Onc was still not loosing sleep, but did > have another blood drawl to send off. He told me he would let me know when it > was time to worry and reminded me about the other drugs out there. > > So, I am not as upset as I was 3 weeks ago, thank to many of you all > reassuring me that is normal to roller coaster a bit the first many months. I am > only Dx'd 1 March this year, so not even 100 days out. > > Chris > 400mg Gleevec per day > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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