Thanks to Google i stumbled upon this group a while back and was so happy to read how well people are doing here. My diagnosis was fortunate as i am 37 years old with no health issues but by Gods grace decided to do a health checkup and my WBC was 234,000 and after doing my biopsy and blood smeer test it was confirmed that i had CML. Honestly speaking i didn't know.what to feel and generally think of myself to be a very strong person and therefore it was not the end of the world but what definitely helped me was my Doctor was super super positive and said trust me this is no big deal if u compare other cancers or even other diseases for that matter which is definitely the case and therefore the optimist in me saw this as a lucky piece of news. As far as the treatment goes i was diagnosed on 4th of June 2017 and been on Imtanib for a little over 3 weeks and my WBC has noramlised to 10600 and as far as the side effects goes thankfully none other then cramps in the initial stage which were offset by some Aurvedic oil massages (5 mins 3 times a day) as well as.Magnesium rich food as well as calcium supplements. I also do take Aloe Vera supplements as i do believe they also help. My BCR ABL will only be done after 3 months so fingers crossed. By enlarge even my diet is practically the same ofcourse no.red meat and more lean meats, veggies and.fruits and obviously no alchol. Not yet started any rigours exericse as i was advised against it for a while so just walking for about.30 to 45.mins daily helps.. i have been very blessed to have a easy going.Dr as.well as a bunch of.positivity in my.family which also plays such a big.role as the last thing ur body needs is negativity or stress at this juncture.
My questions to the learned group here is the.following:
1) What kind of diet do you all maintain? Meats alchol etc etc ? Anything to avoid, someone mentioned grapefruit?.
2) What is the expected life expectancy under Imatinib? Is it a normal life expectancy?
3) Can i still have kids ?
Thats all for now :). Wish the entire group best of luck in overcoming what i believe is the best of the cancers.. Thanks again to the creators of this site. May God bless everyone who has this and other Cancers...