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Hi all

I am 31 years old and finally pregnant after being diagnosed with cml 4 years ago and waiting so long for this moment. I went in to remission last year and came off my Dasatinib in April this year, unfortunately the cancer came back and at the same time I got pregnant so I was on imatinib 100mg then 200mg for the first 4 weeks of pregnancy and have since stopped. I am currently 10 and a half week pregnant and every time my bloods are done my white blood cells are getting higher. My haematologist is advising I start interferon injections by my second trimester. Can anyone who has had the injections during pregnancy tell me how it was for them? I am extremely overwhelmed by this news and am scared of what could happen. Any advice would be so helpful. Thank you!