Re: Re BMB Pain - Barb

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Ms L

I do believe it is a vable option for you. It seems that since tasigna

is a perfected 'gleevec' that they have done well with it's work and

lessening the side effects. If I had stayed on gleevec, I would have

had to quit work. It was awful. I am really lucky to be on 400 mg as

well. My doc says this is the minimal dosage and for me, it works so

well that he is only doing bloodwork every 12 weeks.

I am glad sprycel is working for you .

Barb

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> > > > > > & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > > Hi all, I have to jump in here reading about the pain of

BMB,

> > > your & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > are right it does hurt! I had 3 done, one each year when I was

> > > first & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > diagnosed but they don't do them any more here in New Zealand,

> > > well & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > not in my city anyway. I have a wonderful specialist who has

> > a & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > special blood test done, I can't explain the technicalities,

> > but & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > somehow from this test he gets the results of

> > my " molecular & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > arrangement " and this is sufficient for him to determine where

> > I & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > am... which at the moment is .7 (just had to add that). But

> > > anyway do & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > continue to ask about this because BMB are horrible, my first

> > one

> > > was & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > the day I was diagnosed which was probably the scariest day of

> > my & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > life and I can remember nearly breaking my poor best friends

> > hand

> > > the & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > pain was so horrible and even then they couldn't really get

> > > enough. & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > > And as for the lady who wasn't allowed to stay with her

> > Granny & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > while she had hers, that just about made me cry, I couldn't

> > > imagine & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > going through it on my own. & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > > Anyway just had to add my bit, good luck to you all in

> > finding

> > > out & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > about this blood test. & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > > Hugs from New Zealand. & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > > & #65007; & #65007;

> > > > > >