Anyone on 800mg of Gleevec?

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Curious how you are handling it. Side effects etc. I was on 600mg for a couple

years but the FISH test revealed a trace of BCR/ABL so I was switched to

Tasigna. 800mg was an option but my Onc feared toxicity effects. I had a pretty

lengthy struggle keeping my white counts up on Gleevec but my body worked things

out and I eventually was normal on all whites and platelets.

I'm hoping my counts don't tank again from Tasigna. Also hoping I don't get any

new side effects. Gleevec worked out for me very well on that front once my

counts improved. I was leading a normal life, hardly any doctor visits, and CBCs

every 3 months or so. Life was great! I would love to continue that on the new

stuff.