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scuba on 2 April 2021

Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 32

Last updated: 13 June 2021

And so it begins - TFR
by Basil from RSA (Jun 13)

Wishing you the best for your TFR Trial. Being TFR is fantastic as life feels normalised again. The only potential negative you may face in the coming months is "withdrawal symptoms". The

by CM-elon (Jun 7)

Best of luck, Scuba...look forward to hearing your (successful) journey!

by scuba (May 28)

https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/home/cancer-topics/chronic-myeloid-...
"Dasatinib, a highly potent second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is currently approved for CML-CP at 100 mg

by Tater1 (May 28)

Good luck to you! I’m sure you’ll get there :) if anyone can... it’ll be you.
Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 32

Last updated: 13 June 2021
EvaH on 13 June 2021

Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 0

Last updated: 13 June 2021

Denk generic imatanib
by EvaH (Jun 13)

Anyone have experience with ima-denk generic?
I'm being offered it, seems like new on the market
Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 0

Last updated: 13 June 2021
Sd on 6 June 2021

Category: Side effects

Replies: 5

Last updated: 12 June 2021

Decreasing Imatinib
by Sd (Jun 12)

I have been on 200mg. of imatinib now for 2 weeks. I have less nausea, fatigue and anxiety and I am sleeping much better. The brain fog is gone. So I am guessing this was a transcient response

by Sd (Jun 6)

I have been on since Sept 2019 with excellent results (achieved MMR in December.)

by Faith_05 (Jun 6)

Hi Sd,

How long are you on imatinib??

Faith

by Sd (Jun 6)

Since I am doing so well, the half dose will hopefully cut down on other side effects. If I do well, it might be a prelude to TFR (although not for another year yet).
Category: Side effects

Replies: 5

Last updated: 12 June 2021
Polineczka on 12 June 2021

Category: Side effects

Replies: 2

Last updated: 12 June 2021

Temperature
by Polineczka (Jun 12)

Thank you for your response. the temperature varies between 37-37.2 and I thought it was feverish. Maybe it's stress. By the way, I would like to thank you that you are, I read you and I feel

by sandy craine (Jun 12)

Hi Ola, 'normal' body temperature is approximately 37C. A fever is usually when your body temperature is 37.8C or higher.
Sandy

by Polineczka (Jun 12)

Hello, I'm Ola, since the beginning of the treatment (1.5 years) I have an elevated body temperature around 37. My doctor thinks it's not leukemia. Do any of you have the same? 1 year
Category: Side effects

Replies: 2

Last updated: 12 June 2021
ColoradoGuy on 7 June 2021

Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 8

Last updated: 12 June 2021

Vertigo Loss Of Balance Anyone
by sandy craine (Jun 12)

Yes, definitely try to stay well hydrated and keep electrocytes in balance - sodium/potassium etc. particularly in warm weather. low blood sugar can cause nausea and dizziness so make sure you eat

by ColoradoGuy (Jun 10)

Thank you all for the replies. I always appreciate it. Stay hydrated and onwards to deeper remission.

by hannibellemo (Jun 10)

I also experienced bouts of vertigo on dasatinib, mine occurred after I had been on it for several months, also bouts of nausea that came out of the blue. They eventually disappeared as mysteriously

by Nimbus2 (Jun 9)

A week after I discontinued imatinib and started dasatinib, I suffered an episode of feeling extremely ill with vertigo and vomiting. My consultant asked me not to come into the hospital but
Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 8

Last updated: 12 June 2021
scuba on 15 July 2018

Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 20

Last updated: 11 June 2021

Vitamin D
by David787 (Jun 11)

That’s very interesting, thanks Scuba. I shall certainly up the dose and look into the K2 supplement also.
Ah the Bahamas, you lucky fellow! Last time I was there I did a most

by scuba (Jun 11)

In your case, if it were me, I would take 5,000 IU's per day for a month in order to get my level up to the 70's.
Taking vitamin K2 (200 mcg) daily will insure vitamin D is used properly by

by David787 (Jun 11)

Hello Scuba
Many thanks for the reply. Ah, that’s very interesting. I have been taking 2400 IU per day for about 4 months after having a very low vitamin D level when I asked for it to be

by David787 (Jun 11)

Hello Scuba
Many thanks for the reply. Ah, that’s very interesting. I have been taking 2400 IU per day for about 4 months after having a very low vitamin D level when I asked for it to be
Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 20

Last updated: 11 June 2021
Ontasigna on 6 June 2021

Category: Treating CML

Replies: 1

Last updated: 10 June 2021

URGENT : Lymphocytes Increased
by ColoradoGuy (Jun 10)

What were your lymphocytes previously? I don't think that this is the cause of your pain. My CBC always gives a range to fall within but for Lymphocyte percent it does not.

by Ontasigna (Jun 6)

Hi All.,
Due to severe muscle and joint pain. I got my blood tested today.
There is an increase in Lymphocytes count.
TLC : 7740
Neutrophils : 40%
Lymphocytes - 48%
Monocytes: 6.6%
Eosnophils : 4.3
Category: Treating CML

Replies: 1

Last updated: 10 June 2021
mil on 8 June 2021

Category: Blood tests

Replies: 4

Last updated: 9 June 2021

Test result bcr-abl
by mil (Jun 9)

Thank you guys for your comments

by Buzzm1 (Jun 8)

mil, it isn't at all unusual for a CML patient to have their BCR-ABL plateau at a low level. With your next (18 month) test, you will have been plateaued at a very low CML level (under 1.0

by mil (Jun 8)

Thank u Al!, i just corrected my resulta in the post.

by alexmcpee (Jun 8)

Hi your close to MMR4 your response is great no need for any change. Not everyone gets to undetected but anything under MR4 is indistinguishable to Undetected.
Absolutey zero reason to change unless
Category: Blood tests

Replies: 4

Last updated: 9 June 2021
Zedlife24 on 7 June 2021

Category: About CML

Replies: 12

Last updated: 9 June 2021

CML Stories
by EvaH (Jun 9)

Zed: thanks for sharing further details. I apologize for my wholly incorrect assumptions on your situation. in my experience/circles being so settled at 27 is unusual , i hadn't considered it.
How

by alexmcpee (Jun 8)

Hi there,
And welcome to this wonderful group. Diagnosis is a complete shock we all get that. Like you relatively young 37 at Diagnosis, I would have considered myself fairly healthy in general.

by Janet Treble (Jun 8)

Just like you I am a newly diagnosed CML patient, it got picked up in November 2020 whilst I was in hospital with Covid 19. Prior to diagnosis I had been experiencing a lot of pain in my hips when I

by Zedlife24 (Jun 8)

Thanks for the info Colorado! I hadn’t heard about K2, very glad to hear it gets easier
Category: About CML

Replies: 12

Last updated: 9 June 2021
vonnie on 6 June 2021

Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 4

Last updated: 7 June 2021

cramps
by Nimbus2 (Jun 7)

I had painful daily cramps on imatinib.
The very day I stopped using imatinib and started using dasatinib, the cramps went away never to return.
The curious thing is that I did get occasional cramps

by vonnie (Jun 7)

Hi i would like to say thanks to all who replied to my post its just nice to know i am not the only one
thanks Vonnie

by EvaH (Jun 7)

I used to get all sorts of weird cramps (fingers, toes, back, boob!!) , Two things help:

200mg magnesium daily

Light weight training of all muscle groups
Go easy with the weights at.

by pianogrl44 (Jun 6)

I’ve been on imatinib for 6 years and I do find leg cramps and even hand cramps quite common but they are much worse on days when I haven’t had enough water. I find I need to drink
Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 4

Last updated: 7 June 2021
Karinne on 21 December 2019

Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 7

Last updated: 7 June 2021

Curcumin
by scuba (Jun 7)

MMR on only 200 mg imatinib is excellent.
Curcumin is poorly absorbed by the body even with piperine (pepper). It takes a lot of Curcumin to be effective. But it does work if the dose is high enough

by Sd (Jun 6)

Hi Scuba,
I want to get started with Curcumin. I take imatinib 200mg a day. Have had CML for 20 months and have achieved MMR. My arthritis is increasingly bad, especially in my legs and feet. I will

by Karinne (Dec 29)

I never heard of it!. Thanks.

by Karinne (Dec 29)

Thanks Scuba. Very interesting.
Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 7

Last updated: 7 June 2021
Jmbnccyn on 26 May 2021

Category: Organising your life

Replies: 13

Last updated: 4 June 2021

How does the cml condition or limit you?
by EvaH (Jun 4)

Best of luck!

I'm sure you can have the life you want.
I was suboptimal at 3 months but was very quick to hit MMR (or so i was told)

by Jmbnccyn (Jun 3)

Hello, I am physically fine except for some side effects of the medication, however despite feeling fine, my CRP response for months 3 and 6 was suboptimal which does not help me feel calmer but

by EvaH (Jun 3)

Btw after getting better from CML, i developed a very serious retinal issue as a result of the CML. I spent one year being treated and without knowing how bad it might get - worse case scenario i

by EvaH (Jun 3)

Very sorry to hear you are going through this!
Sounds like you need support to get the life you want back. From what i read your struggles are primarily mental at this point. I'm assuming your
Category: Organising your life

Replies: 13

Last updated: 4 June 2021
Tater1 on 1 June 2021

Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 9

Last updated: 4 June 2021

Confused about next steps.. dose increase Sprycel
by onekayaker (Jun 4)

Hey CG.... May I ask what side effects have you experienced taking nilotinib?

by Tater1 (Jun 3)

Hi kat73,
I love Dr. Mauro and his team and am so grateful to him for many reasons. He is collaborative and supportive while also being honest and transparent. There was no pressure

by Tater1 (Jun 3)

Hi Heidi,
Thanks for this! You nailed it exactly. It’s hard to be a slow responder because of that initial anxiety lingering. It’s just hard, period, and I’m

by kat73 (Jun 3)

Wow, Tater, you are so lucky to be going to one of the world's leading lights in CML research - for God's sake, trust anything he says! You are in such an early phase of this fight -
Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 9

Last updated: 4 June 2021
TimoD on 31 May 2021

Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 2

Last updated: 1 June 2021

Secondary chromosomal change in a Ph+ cell
by TimoD (Jun 1)

Thank you!
I've read that study as well. Well, we will see if it has any negative effect on treatment. It's just that it is an unknown variable in my treatment process and makes me wonder

by ColoradoGuy (Jun 1)

Timo - I can't find the study now (I tried) but I read one that said t(x,22) was not a high risk. From everything I read 3, and 17 were a couple that should signal a change in approach. Also keep

by TimoD (May 31)

Hello everybody

Just wanted to ask if anyone had any experience with secondary chromosomal changes (i.e. additional chromosomal aberrations) in Ph+ cell.
During my 3 month bone marrow
Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 2

Last updated: 1 June 2021
FirefighterCML on 27 May 2021

Category: About CML

Replies: 6

Last updated: 30 May 2021

1st PCR test results on Sprycel after 14 weeks
by alexmcpee (May 30)

It’s resistance but you don’t want allow CML any chance to do what it wants. Adherence is really important but I do understand why sometimes it can’t be avoided. Also a lot of TKIs

by FirefighterCML (May 29)

Good to hear! I am going to talk to my oncologist at 6 months after my next PCR about it. I feel the TKI causes damage elsewhere in my body, particularly in my abdominal area. I

by FirefighterCML (May 29)

I didn’t know missing doses could cause mutations You have motivated me to do better.

by scuba (May 29)

Given your response, you should certainly consider lowering your dose. You might even consider 20 mg.
Category: About CML

Replies: 6

Last updated: 30 May 2021
Merlinlewis on 28 May 2021

Category: Blood tests

Replies: 2

Last updated: 29 May 2021

Tasigna Doesnt Seem to Work, increasing BCR ABL
by alexmcpee (May 29)

I understand your concern as you dipped below CCYR (1%) and then back up again. The jump looks a lot of paper but I don’t think really it’s that large. You’ve had a good response

by David Fitz (May 28)

Hi there,
Your doctor sounds sensible - give it a few more weeks, test again and if there's not an improvement switching is a smart move. PCR testing is imperfect and this rise could be just a

by Merlinlewis (May 28)

Hey everyone!
Ive been a quiet Reader in this Forum for about 6 Months now. Yesterday i got my bloodwork Back and im pretty concerned.
about me: 24 years old, Male, Diagnosed With 84% BCR ABL
Category: Blood tests

Replies: 2

Last updated: 29 May 2021
Reilly9108 on 29 May 2021

Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 0

Last updated: 29 May 2021

Sprycel and Cat 125 test
by Reilly9108 (May 29)

Hello
anyone ever have a cat125 test done
its been normal for 3 years now on Sprycel and it’s elevated
Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 0

Last updated: 29 May 2021
David Fitz on 11 May 2021

Category: Clinical trials

Replies: 4

Last updated: 28 May 2021

Updated eligibility: A study to investigate how CML patients respond to COVID vaccination
by David Fitz (May 28)

Guy's Hospital have been in touch to say they are expanding this trial to patients who either have not had their second dose of a COVID vaccine, or have had it but within the last 8 weeks.
They

by chrissie (May 15)

HI David
I have just emailed them asking if bloods could be taken down here and couriered - the same as when I was on DESTINY. The one stumbling block may, of course, be whether or not my GP ir

by David Fitz (May 14)

Hi Chrissie -
You could email and check - perhaps they could have the blood sent via courier or other means?
David.

by chrissie (May 14)

Hi David
Such a shame this is restricted to London. D you think they will be widening their search for CML patients meeting their criteria? I am in Mid Devon and I know of another CMLer in
Category: Clinical trials

Replies: 4

Last updated: 28 May 2021
Karinne on 11 January 2018

Category: Side effects

Replies: 13

Last updated: 28 May 2021

Pleural Effusion on Sprycel
by Julia.K (May 28)

Hi scuba
Thanks a lot for your reply. I will talk to my doctor, but you know, all these effusions do not mean much to doctors, especially here in Poland, doctors do not care much. I will try to

by scuba (May 21)

Hi Julia,
There is data (which I am trying to re-locate) which suggests pleural effusions induced by dasatinib (sprycel) are strongly correlated with enhanced CML response. In other words, your

by Julia.K (May 21)

Hi, where are you from? Probably from a civilized country, unfortunately I am from Poland. I developed pericardial effusion only after 2 months of sprycel 50mg eveey second day. I am in despair, as

by sandy craine (Apr 3)

What were the reasons for you to stop imatinib in the first place. Were you intolerant or resistant? If it was because of intolerance to imatinib, but had less side effects than the other TKIs you
Category: Side effects

Replies: 13

Last updated: 28 May 2021
J.Martin on 23 May 2021

Category: Side effects

Replies: 4

Last updated: 27 May 2021

Nilotinib and Covid vaccine
by koralia.pappi (May 27)

Hi!
On Nilotinib for two years. I had both my jabs of Pfizer, no real side effect apart from a day of fatigue and slight fever after the second one.
Regards,
Koralia

by Sally Martin (May 25)

Hi I’ve been on nilotinib since last Summer. I’ve had two jabs (Pfizer). No side effects at all except an achey arm.

by alexmcpee (May 24)

Hey I am in Nilotinib for 3 years and I have had 2 doses of the AZ (Oxford) vaccine. 1st dose I felt rough (flu symptoms) 2nd dose nothing at all.
You’re going to be fine but if you have a

by Dustylloyd (May 23)

Hi j,
like many others with cml have had both doses of covid vaccine, and like you have been on Nilotinib since September 2015, can honestly say I’ve had no side effects, a little nausea
Category: Side effects

Replies: 4

Last updated: 27 May 2021