Hi guys, I'm also in the same boat in the cml ocean. I'm 31 and have 2 identically matched hla sibling donors (we are only 3 siblings and we all matched...
Hi Frances You approuch is right, god know if the decsion itself is right. But it is you right to choose. I also have gone with Gleevec, even though l had a...
Hi Frances and George, It's a tough decision - because I too had and still have multiple doctors imploring me to do the SCT (BMT), but as I have two very young...
Hello group, a friends mother has just been dx`d with lung cancer, and will learn more in a couple of weeks time, I was wondering, has gleevec been used for...
Hello all, We just found out that my wife has CML this week. Aranzazu is 32, we have two daughters 3 yrs and 9 months. We don't yet understand all the codes...
Even though I am on Gleevec for Gist tumors, I did stumble on the internet site for Novartis the drug company that makes Gleevec. They have a section on...
Hi Matthew and Aranzazu Although its no fun to be diagnosed, this is a great place to be. The CML support site is also a wonderful group as well... You may...
Hi Matthew and Aranzazu Sorry to hear about the shock to your family, but you've found some good support in several Yahoo Groups. The CML site is much more ...
Once a drug is approved for use by the FDA any prescribing physician can write a script for same for his patients. Off-label use is accepted and since the...
My wife was never treated for CML with any chemotherapy drugs before she started on Gleevec. She began using this new drug three days after the FGDA approved...
Dear Diary. For my 50th birthday this year, my husband (the dear) purchased a week of personal training at the local health club for me. Although I am still in...
What is "off-label" use? Is it if the dosage changes, you can change dose w/o getting a new presc? I ran into a problem that I am battling with my insurance...
Thanks for sharing this!!! Too funny!!! It added some well needed chuckles to my day! I forwarded this to my "dear" husband to show him why I prefer the...
Your doctor should be able to write a new prescription with the different dosage amount, we have had to do this and have no problem with our insurance company,...
Jeanine, in theory you are right... However, I did get a new prescription for the 3 days with the new dosage, and stood there while the pharmacist talked to...
Matthew and Aranzazu, I am 28 and was diagnosed with CML on November 7. My doctor started me on Gleevec the very next day and thought it better not to use...
Coale, Stacy
scoale@...
Dec 3, 2001 4:14 pm
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That was great, thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for the chuckle, Lynda and Al ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Buy the...
I was diagnosed very early with CML (10/98) and had a perfect match sibling BMT in 4/99. I was in the hospital 32 days and was out of work for 9 months. I...
Bruce Weinstock
gator4jc@...
Dec 3, 2001 7:48 pm
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My friend, Rebecca, has been having stomach and intestinal distress due to Gleevec treatment. Taking Zofran helped tolerate the 600mg Gleevec but she still had...
Refers to a Doctor's prerogative to prescribe a medication for his patient which does not necessarily conform to the restrictions or recommendations contained...
A Doctor may prescribe a drug for his patient. When he does so he is not required to notify the insurance company as to his patients need for same. With this...
... wonder if you can also share with us your age and what phase you were in at the time of your transplant. l hope you are feeling better and not still having...
Friends, Thanks for your suggestions and support. Our health insurer has agreed to pay for Gleevec for three months, then expects to hear if the drug has been ...
Great to here she is starting gleevec! I bet her counts will be normal within a few weeks! And then your insurance company should have no problem extending...
I am newly diagnosed and I want to be well informed and make decisions about my care. I am 28 and have been on Gleevec for approximately 4 weeks. I do not...
Coale, Stacy
scoale@...
Dec 5, 2001 1:57 pm
1398
Stacy, I track RBC (red blood cell count), WBC (white blood cell count), ANC (Absolute Neutrophil count), and PLT (platelets). However you may want to track...
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