: New member Introduction - Sharon S

[Guest guest]

Goodness me Sharon

I was exhausted just reading the list of health issues that you have.

As for all, it is obviously essential to have a good working relationship with

your specialist (CML)

and other medicos so that they can share-care for you.

Like Marcos I seem to get colds regularly - and have a beauty at the moment -

just continually coughing.

Second this year.

Perhaps that is another hint - keep well away from babies and toddlers who have

colds - this is where I got this one.

I can understand your being worried about putting on weight with glivec since

you already had an operation to help

reduce same. Perhaps speaking with a clinical dietician would help.

Weight - I put on about 1 stone initially - even though on a salt skip program

www.saltmatters.org for low sodium so I do not have to

have diurectics. After an operation this year, I was off glivec for 2 weeks,

since being back on glivec and my 600mg dose have

only put on about 5 ibs which could be eating and nothing to do with glivec at

all.

With glivec you do have to eat first - and then have enough food and water to

assist the breakdown of the chemicals in the drug.

This also assists with not feeling queesy at times. I no longer have milk

products at time of taking glivec, as this did not agree with me.

Keep as well as you are able. We are interested in how you are and how you get

on with glivec.

Sue (Australia)