Michelle
As you would have read my posting of One for the Gals!!
My periods were A-OK and I was not one for having period problems when diagnosed with CML and commenced on glivec (600mg).
Co-incidence - Age 52 - Condition CML - Med. Glivec 600mg
Started to have heaps of problems with the periods being
longer with shorter breaks in between - with very large clotting blood and continual bleeding - there was no end in sight at times and you did not think that the bleeding would stop. Then a break - and again the same pattern would continue.
I had a number of infusions - over a short period of time -
(not transfusions) and the a few weeks ago - I had a major bleed-out and raced to hospital.
Had mini-pills which would be like a chemical D&C - did not work - and still bleeding - I had a number of transfusions,
to stablise me and then gynos and haem. decided that a
radical hysterectomy to be performed. Abalations may or may not work.
I would suggest to start diarising the dates - lengths of time of period - symptoms such as sickness - vomiting - the dreaded "D" etc. When you have infusions or some other medical intervention.
Many women it seems now are having early menopause -
is it glivec - or CML - my gut reaction is that glivec does play apart in hormones.
After surgery I had 18 days of night sweats - after taking glivec again - the third day sweats stopped. Another co-incidence?
Surgery
I came thru emergency surgery very well. Just will take longer to heal than perhaps someone without CML. My suggestion is to get the best gyno or will work with your haem.
Sue