Guest guest Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 In case nobody answerred your question....a stone is 14lbs. Donna x > > > > > > > > > > Hello everybody I am new to the group. I have a question. I > am > > from > > > > > Toronto Canada, and my boyfriend, 32, was diagnosed with > CML > > last > > > > > month. He needs to go on Gleevec but he doesn't have medical > > > > > insurance. We went to buy the pills and they cost $3000 for > one > > > > month > > > > > supply. So we now applied to the trillium drug plan, and we > are > > > > hoping > > > > > this will help. Is anybody from Ontario and has had the same > > > > problem. > > > > > > > > > > I am not sure how much Trillium can help us. Has anyone had > this > > > > problem?? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks so much > > > > > > > > > > Steph > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Donna, Thanks for sharing your info..I was wondering why no water contact for 24 hours? Is that normal procedure? Anything else we can't do temporarily? Thanks again SharonS In , donnaberry99 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > Hey Sharon, > My first BMA was done in the ER by my Oncologist it was no fun at > all. The second one I had was at MDACC I think I must have had > that Matt refers too as it really was not bad at all. This > last time I went I was scheduled to have partial sedation. Lottie > and I were at MDACC at the same time and we were staying in the same > Hotel, she kept telling me she had never heard of anyone having > sedation. The morning of our appointments I was so long in the lab > (veins are horrible) that I missed my sedation appt. I was in the > waiting room when Lottie sat back down with Jimmie and was just > carrying on as if she had just had her hair trimmed when in fact she > had just had a BMA/BMB I think that makes it 30+ plus she has had (I > believe Bobby mentioned the other day she had over 40). This gave me > the courage to have my procedure done again without anything, I > thought if this 80 yr old Lady can have this done and not bat an > eyelid surely I can. It was not bad at all and in the end I was glad > I could just get up and go to the mall and then take my kids swimming > (I couldn't get in, no water contact for 24hrs) while my Husband had > a nap!!! (in his defense he had driven 11 hrs the day before to get > to Houston). I found that walking alot after the procedure helped to > stop my leg from being stiff. > Good luck!!!! > Donna x > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would make sure the person doing the BMB does tons and has > experience, And must be good experience. > > I have been fortunate enough to be one person's first time. Before > I new what questions to ask, Oh boy was that a lasting memory. > > Good luck > > Anita > > > > > > > > [ ] Many thanks and BMB question > > > > > > Hello, > > First I would like to thank everyone for the positive feedback from > > my update.I also have a BMB quetion. > > What can I expect with my 1st BMB? My DR. said nothing by mouth 8 > > hours prior to BMB.I will be knocked out but no tube.It will take > about > > 15 minutes.Does this sound right? Anything else I should be > concerned > > with? > > Thank You > > SharonS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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