Thanks for asking but I was only checking to see if I could post. ... From: Gleevec@yahoogroups.com To: Gleevec@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Gleevec] Digest...
I have asked so many people and doctores about body cramps and I can't remember if I asked on this list if anyone else is having the same.I don't know if its a...
Freeda: I have also had cramps but in the line of work I do I sweat a lot and by adding a little extra salt on my dinner before lying down for the night has ...
Freeda, I had quite a problem with leg cramps, though not the kind you described. Since taking a daily multivitamin they have gone away, though don't know if ...
I too had increased cramping since taking Gleevec back in 2001. Tried many things but nothing really worked. Asked Doctors but got no real solution; heck, they...
I have been on 600mg Gleevec for my GIST. I also get leg cramps, especially at night when I slow down. I tend to let myself get dehydrated, and when I ...
Hi all. After a year long battle with a manufacturer company of a drug for the nausea, I finally realized that my side effects and nausea accures less than...
I believe cramps are one of the expected side effects of Gleevec. I have them from time to time, and have discoverd that tasting a little bit of salt helps. ...
Freeda: My wife has been on gleevec since the day after it was approved by the FDA. Initially she was on the standard dose of 400MG per day but after about 30...
Mark,what's creatinine ?? I haven't heard of that. I have asked every doctor I have what causes the muscle cramps/spasms.My onc told me to drink diet tonic...
Freeda: Creatinine has to do with the kidneys. Going to a kidney specialist very soon. I hope and pray that the Gleevec hadn't caused my kidneys to start...
In recent Novartis literatuire on Gleevec they did identify cramps as a side effect of their drug. What they did not offer was the fix for this painful...
Thanks,Luis. I have asked my oncologist and he said he doesn't "do" side effects.I have had eveyone known to the medical industry and I am at the point with...
Freeda, it just breakes my heart when I read about your ongoing battle with those cramps. I just wish I had a solution for you, but I don't. I hope something...
yo folks, also have your magnesium and potassium levels checked. Some drugs (ie prednisone) deplete these levels in your system. hope you find theis helpful....
Hi,Sylvia! Good to see you again. And Fr Joseph. I believe I am getting some relief with the muscle relaxers now! HOOORAY! I have had al the testig for...
Freeda, it has been quiet all sommer long, but now more people are writing again. I am always happy to hear from other patients, and I too, lean on you all,...
Freeda You have my sympathy for yopur cramps are exactly what hit my wife. All I can offer you is the way her Oncologist dealt successfully with this problem....
... From: Gleevec@yahoogroups.com To: Gleevec@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Gleevec] Digest Number 1131 Date: 16 Oct 2005 12:56:24 -0000 ... Jude ... am the one...
Thanks so much Sylvia.I know how lucky we are every time I go to my oncologist and see all the bald people sitting together getting their drips.I wonder so...
Freeda, we are indeed lucky for beeing able to just take a pill a day instead of the drip. I feel with all the Leukemia patients, and I am happy that some are...
Thanks ever so much for all the help and tips for cramps.I really think for the first time in a couple of years I may be becoming cramp free.Meaning the...
No I'm just an obstinate old bastard who insists on doing things his own way. The funniest story to come out of my long hospitalization involves me visiting...
Tele,what a great outcome! I know that a coma can be fatal if it goes on for very long.I lost my husband of 27 years when he didn't come out of the come.That...
Hi,everyone!! We never keep in touch any longer.I am doing well and just going into my 4th year remission!!!!!! Nearly NO hair now.What I have sticks up or...
Freeda, Good to hear that you are doing well. I am also going into my fourth year!!! I wanted to ask if any of you have experienced any skin related changes...
Hi Freeda and everyone! I wonder that myself why conversation and info fell asleep almost two years ago on this site. Freeda, good thing with the wig, but what...
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