Guest guest Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Hi to all - Sent a test email yesterday which went through (yippee) which it as not done recently. Then got interrupted. Anyway, cousin Dona has an urgent question. With 2 glaucoma operations on each eye, she has somewhat diminished. Recently, it is much worse and pressure readings progressively higher. Some kind of test did show fluid behind the eyes. Her ophthalmologist says it is urgent she get off Gleevec and on to one of the other drugs. Her question is whether anyone on Gleevec, who has had the fluid problem, might have switched and overcome the edema. She is on a Gleevec trial (MDACC beginning April 2001) so would mean hoping for some kind of relief on full payment of the other 2. The oph.. said he didn't care what she had to do, but he is fearful for her sight. Her local onc. has told her because of her multitude of side effects, that the other 2 drugs are identical, except all effects are much worse because they are stronger drugs. I have read every post since 2001 so I know this is not correct. What say you?? Avis (Hertz Nurtle) Dona dx Dec. 2000 MDACC trial April 2001 400 mg. Gleevec Zavie's list Oct. 2001 #141 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Hi Donna, I say call or write Dr. Talpaz and ask him the question. He was her doctor at MD. Dr. Moishe Talpaz mtalpaz@... 734-764-8195 Zavie Zavie (age 71) 67 Shoreham Avenue Ottawa, Canada, K2G 3X3 dxd AUG/99 INF OCT/99 to FEB/00, CHF No meds FEB/00 to JAN/01 Gleevec since MAR/27/01 (400 mg) CCR SEP/01. #102 in Zero Club 2.8 log reduction Sep/05 3.0 log reduction Jan/06 2.9 log reduction Feb/07 3.6 log reduction Apr/08 3.6 log reduction Sep/08 3.7 log reduction Jan/09 3.8 log reduction May/09 3.8 log reduction Aug/09 e-mail: zmiller@... Tel: 613-726-1117 Fax: 613-482-4801 Cell: 613-282-0204 ID: zaviem _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of avisallen@... Sent: October 20, 2009 4:10 PM Subject: [ ] Eye side effect Hi to all - Sent a test email yesterday which went through (yippee) which it as not done recently. Then got interrupted. Anyway, cousin Dona has an urgent question. With 2 glaucoma operations on each eye, she has somewhat diminished. Recently, it is much worse and pressure readings progressively higher. Some kind of test did show fluid behind the eyes. Her ophthalmologist says it is urgent she get off Gleevec and on to one of the other drugs. Her question is whether anyone on Gleevec, who has had the fluid problem, might have switched and overcome the edema. She is on a Gleevec trial (MDACC beginning April 2001) so would mean hoping for some kind of relief on full payment of the other 2. The oph.. said he didn't care what she had to do, but he is fearful for her sight. Her local onc. has told her because of her multitude of side effects, that the other 2 drugs are identical, except all effects are much worse because they are stronger drugs. I have read every post since 2001 so I know this is not correct. What say you?? Avis (Hertz Nurtle) Dona dx Dec. 2000 MDACC trial April 2001 400 mg. Gleevec Zavie's list Oct. 2001 #141 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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