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Question!

So in the beginning of my so called CML journey I was put Imatinib 400 mg. I was so hungry gained 15 pounds uggg. Now I eat once a day, and can’t eat anymore! Is this normal?

That is similar to what I experienced. About a week or two into treatment I became insanely hungry like when I was a teenager. It lasted for about 2-3 weeks and then began to taper back off to what I feel was a normal appetite. Keep in mind I had not felt hunger leading up to diagnosis for about 2 years. So being hungry was great and now (6 months into treatment) I would say I have a normal healthy appetite.  I had a very sharp decline in my BCR/ABL1 when I started Sprycel. I attribute the spike in hunger to the initial attack of the leukemia and your body realizing it’s going to need to replace blood cells and marrow.  Your not alone   :)