Re: Glivec plasma concentration -linda

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Hey

I am glad he is switching you to tasigna. I myself would be a little

afraid of the 200 mg gleevec. I did the 300 mg or about a year but

side effects were no different than on 400 mg. My oncologist always

said he did not want to develop resistance so he switched me to tasigna.

It has been so good. And the best part: NO side effects at all! My

hope of working to retirement (8 moe years) is more real.

I wish you the best of luck.

Barb

> We only have one lab in Australia where the test can be done and

fortunately

> it is only a 5 ½ hr drive, and I have a friend who lives there so a

good

> " girls " w/e away! Tim who is the leading specialist in

CML in OZ,

> told me that it is possible 200mg is fine for me, but as I was only dx

last

> July – gee my first anniversary is only a week away, he

doesn't want to

> " risk " me developing resistance or mutations, so will be

swapping me over to

> Tasigna.

>