Hi,
I am newly diagnosed for cml infact last Wednesday and started taking imatinib 400mg since sunday.
I am still yet to digest that I have leukemia . I am 34 year old mother of 2 girls. My younger one is a premie born in Jan 2018. Right now i have taken a career break to take care of baby.Diagnosed for CML during my postpartum doctors appointment.Actaully i had asked my doctor for blood test to check my throid and wbc levels since both were a little high during pregnancy.
I tried reading more about cml but it is overwhelming for me. So for now can some help me to get some quick answers.
1. Will i be able have a normal life - take care of kids (2 month old premie and 7 year old) and a husband who works full time.
2.Will i live to see my kids growup?
3. What are normal side effects i should look out for? I already got a rash but my doctor said it is too early to have a sideeffect.
4. Are there any dietary restrictions other than grape fruit.
5. Secrets on how to get back the positive spirit in life.
6. Any advice to make life with cml better.