Hello everyone apologies for taking so long to post. I am on Glivec 400mg and was diagnosed with CML a few years ago and my results over the years after being awarded the magic "Zavie Number" fluctuate between 0.006 to 0.000, so I am doing well.
I found out earlier this year my wife and I were going to be expecting a baby! My first thought was Oh My God, what have I done? Will the baby be born normal? Will it be born healthy? Because it was an unplanned surprise, I had not reduced or stop my medication. The excitement was mixed with a twinge of worry (human nature.) I reassured my wife all the way through and kept a positive spin on it. I had read on various posts and here, that men on Glivec usually have healthy babies. I parked the doubts to the back of my mind but that tiny seed of worry was always there. When we went to the first scan and it was fine, we relaxed a bit, when she had the second one done we relaxed a bit more. We then decided to have a 4D scan and we got to see "all of the baby" Then we relaxed completely. Everything that should be there was.
She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Every day I come home and look at her little face, I realize that even with a disease such as CML there is always hope and all the new medications that are coming out and advances in stem cell research give even more hope.
I don't post here often enough but I frequently check the forums for updates and news. This site has been such a comfort on more than one occasion (thank you Sandy and Elizabeth). If you have any questions just pop a response and let me know. I will answer everything I can.
Have a wonderful Christmas and New year
Bill
