Guest guest Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Hi Sharon, I have been on Sprycel since it was FDA Approved about 3 years now. At first I was put on 70mg bid and that was so strong it just about wiped out my bone marrow. I had to wait for that to recover and then was put on 20mg bid and have been there since. It is true you have to be careful with antiacids. I have acid reflux and it is basically untreated. I can take mylanta or a tums two hours before or two hours after taking the sprycel and that is it. I do not have gerd but I know the reflux can be nasty at times. Sprycel works with the acid in your stomach and that is the reason you have to be very careful. The only other side effect I have had is weight gain. I am PCRU and the ono is estatic and I am. So, It sure does work. I do have a gastro man that works with the ono as to the correct care of the acid reflux. Best of luck to you. We are on the cutting edge of a cure I feel. God bless you and yours. carolyn_kuptz2000@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Carolyn, Thanks for sharing your experience.Do you think I can continue to take the Protonix while on Sprycel but just take it a couple hours apart from Sprycel.My gastric bypass pouch is about 30cm in size and produces very little acid there.I techniqually should not have acid reflux but I do have GERD and Chronic Gastritis.There is no way that I can NOT treat this..I have to get scopes regularly as I have a growth in my tiny pouch that they are monitoring for caner.So far it is non cancerous.Hopefully everything will work out ok.. Thanks for the help SHaronS - In , " carolyn_kuptz2000 " <carolyn_kuptz2000@...> wrote: > > Hi Sharon, > > I have been on Sprycel since it was FDA Approved about 3 years now. > At first I was put on 70mg bid and that was so strong it just about wiped out my bone marrow. I had to wait for that to recover and then was put on 20mg bid and have been there since. It is true you have to be careful with antiacids. I have acid reflux and it is basically untreated. I can take mylanta or a tums two hours before or two hours after taking the sprycel and that is it. I do not have gerd but I know the reflux can be nasty at times. Sprycel works with the acid in your stomach and that is the reason you have to be very careful. The only other side effect I have had is weight gain. I am PCRU and the ono is estatic and I am. So, It sure does work. I do have a gastro man that works with the ono as to the correct care of the acid reflux. Best of luck to you. We are on the cutting edge of a cure I feel. God bless you and yours. > carolyn_kuptz2000@... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 > > > > Hi Sharon, > > > > I have been on Sprycel since it was FDA Approved about 3 years now. > > At first I was put on 70mg bid and that was so strong it just about wiped out my bone marrow. I had to wait for that to recover and then was put on 20mg bid and have been there since. It is true you have to be careful with antiacids. I have acid reflux and it is basically untreated. I can take mylanta or a tums two hours before or two hours after taking the sprycel and that is it. I do not have gerd but I know the reflux can be nasty at times. Sprycel works with the acid in your stomach and that is the reason you have to be very careful. The only other side effect I have had is weight gain. I am PCRU and the ono is estatic and I am. So, It sure does work. I do have a gastro man that works with the ono as to the correct care of the acid reflux. Best of luck to you. We are on the cutting edge of a cure I feel. God bless you and yours. > > carolyn_kuptz2000@ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Carolyn, Thanks for sharing your experience with me..Looks like I will need to get to emailing some of these experts and see what they have to say.. Thanks Again SharonS In , " carolyn_kuptz2000 " <carolyn_kuptz2000@...> wrote: > > > >Hi Sharon, > I really couldn't answer that question. That would be a medical question for your Doctor. I can only give you my experiences. The one thing I have found out is some doctors are not real up on Sprycel it being fairly new. My ono admits he doesn't know all the answers but assured me if he is not sure he will find out. He is in contact with the Medical College of Milwaukee and if they don't know I have had them even check with Dr. Druker. Don't be afraid to ask questions you are the patient and we are intitled to some answers. My niece just at a Gastric bypass done. It is not an easy thing to do. She came through the surgery well, but it is a whole new way of life. She is determined to make this work. Feel free to ask questions anytime but always check with your doctor also. This group can only give you our experiences. > Carolyn > > Carolyn, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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