Question for all you professional PCR interpreters!!!! Help

January 24, 2008

Okay, so today they call me with my PCR results from last weeks blood work.

I was 0.0003 last time they gave me the result. Today this nurse (whom I

don't have much faith in) called and told me " you are still in Hematological

remission) like I didn't already know that. Been there for 2 1/2 years. I

told her I needed the actual PCR numbers. She told me 0.034. " Isn't that

good, how to do feel " ..... I told her better, before she gave me those

numbers.

I asked her, " Isn't that a log more then last time as it was PCRU last time.

She said no because we are using a new lab and they deal in % and not just

numbers....???

Has anyone ever heard of this or know what she is talking about. This is

only my 2nd PCR since being on Spyrcel and I hope I am not losing response

already? I am freaked out. I asked her if she would send the blood to the old

lab so I could have a comparison that is the same and she put me on hold to

speak with the doctor and then came back on and said, he said everything's fine

we will repeat it in 6 weeks.......

Any suggestions???? Am I reading too much into this. I don't know if I can

wait 6 weeks. If I lost a whole log.....I don't know, I am baffled.....

Help---

Hugs and hope-

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CML 5/13/05

Gleevec 800mg until 8/07

Spyrcel 100mg 9/7/07

Wife and mother of 3 (12,8,7)

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