Re: Skin Paler - and pigment issues

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Dear Sue,

It's unfortunately true with Gleevec, the longer your on it the more paler one

gets. It is as if the medication is bleaching out our skin.

I use to wear light Grey which was in my palette of colors of clothing which I

would wear all year long. Now, if I were to wear the color Grey with khaki,

black, or red I look too washed out if I wear the color Grey whether it's on

top or in slacks.

The lighter we get, we must also remember our skin would burn, when one is out

gardening on hot summer day. Now I buy straw hats with large brims to shade

out the sun when I am gardening. I also changed the way I wear summer clothing,

just so I will not get a sunburn if I take long walks with our family dog, or

cycle with the kids, on a very sunny day.

If I do not cover my face properly, I will have these dark blotchy areas

over my face where the sun light made darken skin. It is strange. So,

I cover up from head to toe! I buy and wear many different

linen long sleeve shirts with cammies, or sleeveless shirt under the shirt

or blouse.

In the summer of the Midwest it can get very hot and humid. Even though

my SUV has photo sensitive glass that prevents negative sunlight, I know my

hands, and arms can get tan through the window if I am driving the kids

everywhere in the summer before noon, on any given day.

However, the rest of me is bleached white.

I had moles before Gleevec, but had them removed. That was painful!

So cover up the skin, as you become paler!

Dory Doggie

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From: suehurt28 <hollie@...>

Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 7:31:04 PM

Subject: [ ] Skin Paler - and pigment issues

Good Morning All

8.30am Perth time in West Australia

Has anyone had this experience or knows of someone with this experience

I am going paler (many of us CMLers are) with skin pigment

However, I have quite a few moles on my body and they too have started to change

colour - not dark but light and some have gone white.

I am going to a skin specialist in the next fortnight for him to see if they are

anything sinister.

Photos have been taken by GP and she cannot see anything amiss but thinks it is

a pigment issue however as I am the only person of who clients who has CML and

obviously on glivec she does not know so hence second opinion.

Just my luck it will some sort of strange melanoma -

or another type of skin reaction.

So the question is:

What is your experience if you have had any with moles etc changing colour to

paler if your skin has also changed pigment

Sue (Aussie)