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Greg D

Hello
Submitted by greg d on Sun, 13/10/2013 - 02:15.
Johan,

Your English is fine. I'm American but my mother was born in Leiden and grew up in Noordwijk and Haarlem. I was born and raised in California, but I've visited the Dutch side of my family in the Netherlands several times.

I was diagnosed with CML April 2nd 2013. So this all new for me. I'm taking Gleevek (Imatinib) which is working fine, but I'm dealing with a lot of fatigue. I also bruise easily.

I don't know what caused my CML. The only thing I can think of is stress.

tot straks

Greg (half-dutch) from the U.S

Hi Greg,

I copied your post from the rather long discussion thread below in order to welcome to this forum.
Fatigue is a common side effect from imatinib and many suffer from it. Some have found that regular exercise helps with this side effect- although that seems counter intuitive, it does work.

Best wishes,
Sandy