Guest guest Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 HAHAHAHA You can say that again. I feel it coming on already. I pull up Google, then I just sit there staring at the screen since I can't remember what I was going to look up! On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Lottie Duthu <lotajam@...> wrote: > > > Dear , > The form of Gleevec as we know it would be slightly altered to follow a > different pathway that would send a signal to the genes (or whatever) that > cause Alzheimer's. I know of several people who, like you, felt completely > bombed out on Gleevec and could not continue working. I suppose you could > use several analogies, but the one that comes to my mind is people who took > aspirin with coke to make it work faster. It was the same aspirin we all > took, but they discovered that the coke made it work faster and better, or > like putting an additive in your gas tank to get the gunk out, so it is > better on fuel consumption, but it is the same gas. Remember the old gas > wars, when each one was better than the next. They all came out of the same > refinery and I used to see an Exxon truck deliver gas to Texaco. That blew > my mind, because I worked for Texaco and we were forbidden to buy Exxon gas. > LOL I hope your mind is functioning better now, but don't throw away your > old Gleevec bottle, you may need it in the future. LOL > Carpe Diem, > Lottie Duthu > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Shelagh, you don't have to get off the TKI's altogether. You can switch to another drug, there are others that would have lesser side effects, so why not try them? From the info that I have read, only 10% are successful if they go off altogether. I think I posted it recently as the weekend. This is a big decision that should not be made lightly. You would have to be monitored very closely and there was a tiny blip on the radar screen, you could well panic. It's in individual's decision and if you are scared to try it, then try something else for a better QOL. Carpe Diem, Lottie Duthu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Yaaaa That is good news!!!! Eva From: Sharon Teichera Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 12:10 PM Subject: RE: [ ] Gleevec today makes 3 years since I started Tasigna and I am PCRU and feeling great! thank you Tasigna! Sharon _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Lottie Duthu Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 11:21 PM CML Subject: [ ] Gleevec Shelagh, you don't have to get off the TKI's altogether. You can switch to another drug, there are others that would have lesser side effects, so why not try them? From the info that I have read, only 10% are successful if they go off altogether. I think I posted it recently as the weekend. This is a big decision that should not be made lightly. You would have to be monitored very closely and there was a tiny blip on the radar screen, you could well panic. It's in individual's decision and if you are scared to try it, then try something else for a better QOL. Carpe Diem, Lottie Duthu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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