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snowman 35 on 10 March 2025

Category: Treating CML

Replies: 0

Last updated: 10 March 2025

Wbc
by snowman 35 (Mar 10)

Hi everyone!

I have noticed that my wbc are in normal range(and every type of wbc) but a lot lower than usually...Before six months I had 4.4 k/μl and now I have 4.8k/μl.

Is this
Category: Treating CML

Replies: 0

Last updated: 10 March 2025
bdmemphis on 4 January 2025

Category: Side effects

Replies: 13

Last updated: 9 March 2025

Anyone else experience cognitive/memory issues while on TKIs?
by Bill Yellowley (Mar 9)

Hi

This is my first visit to this excellent forum for a very long time. When I logged on I was amazed to see it was 17years and 5 hours ago that I first joined .
I suffered memory problems

by Neebs71 (Mar 5)

Winnie. I moved to Dasatinib 10 months ago after 8 months on Imatinib (lack of response) and have experienced similar symptoms you’ve described.

I find it difficult to recall names and my

by suvankardas (Feb 9)

I have been on Imatiniv 400 for about 2 years. After few months of detection my mother doctor referred me to a psychiatrist who put me on Mitrazapine. I definitely was under affect of some mental

by Wstevenson (Jan 25)

Brown,

After a year and a half on imatinib I developed fatigue and brain fog. After midday it was sometimes difficult to think at all. Given that I need to use my brain at work, that led me to
Category: Side effects

Replies: 13

Last updated: 9 March 2025
sol on 7 March 2025

Category: Blood tests

Replies: 2

Last updated: 9 March 2025

Very different numbers for BCR-ABL1/ABL1 from different labs
by JoeP (Mar 9)

I agree with RC, a FISH is typically used to see if you achieve a cytogenic response. Although much more invasive, it is probably better at handling the larger number of copies. But also like RC

by RC Kirk (Mar 7)

I believe that the PCR test is less accurate during early treatment until you achieve a complete cytogenetic response. You could get a karyotype and/or FISH test to corroborate the PCR results, but

by sol (Mar 7)

Hello all,

I was diagnosed with CML in November 2024, and am now three months into my treatment. As I'm not on insurance, I was able to get tested across three different labs on my own dime
Category: Blood tests

Replies: 2

Last updated: 9 March 2025
johnw1001 on 3 December 2024

Category: Treating CML

Replies: 2

Last updated: 4 March 2025

CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia)-A survival guide for patients
by joey (Mar 4)

thanks for highlighting this John

by Patch (Mar 4)

Hi John,
Thank you for letting us all know about this book, I hope you are keeping well. I will be ordering a copy.
Best wishes

Patch

by johnw1001 (Dec 3)

I have found a book published by Dr Bhratri Bhushan that is a good read especially if you are new to CML .The section on managing the side effects of TKIs I found particularly useful.I found the
Category: Treating CML

Replies: 2

Last updated: 4 March 2025
Amanda Lax on 27 October 2024

Category: Side effects

Replies: 6

Last updated: 1 March 2025

Imatinib Sides
by Amanda Lax (Mar 1)

Hi, thank you for taking the time to input on this subject. Im now off Imatinib, the eye issues were too much, along with really bad skin lesions. Im hopefully moving forward now, i hope you are

by kat73 (Feb 28)

Amanda - The puffy eyes never go away on imatinib. Lowering the dose helps a little. Switching to dasatinib makes it about 50% better. It has nothing to do with ankles or bloating; it's very

by Amanda Lax (Dec 2)

Hi John, and thank you for that very comprehensive and useful reply, and indeed, reassurance. I can see (literally) that the eye stuff is part of my getting used to long term Imatinib,

by johnw1001 (Dec 1)

Hi ,

It is a fairly common side of imatinib to suffer various forms of eye disturbance.The product literature cites the incidence as probably about one in ten of patients. The most common
Category: Side effects

Replies: 6

Last updated: 1 March 2025
Amanda Lax on 24 January 2025

Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 10

Last updated: 28 February 2025

Still learning, Bosulif advice
by 3oK@ (Feb 28)

Hi Amanda,
I’m sorry to hear you too experienced adverse effects and had to pause. Maybe lower dose works better for you. I‘ve been also thinking of maybe alternating between e.g. 2 months Dasatinib

by Amanda Lax (Feb 27)

Hi Zoran, yeah that all sounds a bit of a mess, i can only hope you settle sooner rather than later, we will keep in touch i hope. I cant give you any numbers, to be quite honest my Consultant

by 3oK@ (Feb 27)

Hi Amanda,
I haven’t recovered yet, so I’m taking Dasatinib to bring wbc down as it doesn’t affect platelets, and something for uric acid which is now normal.
My platelets started slowly recovering

by Amanda Lax (Feb 27)

Hi Zoran, its been a while, just wondered how you are doing now on Botulif, i have had a bit of a rocky road. Will wait to hear from you. Best wishes.
Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 10

Last updated: 28 February 2025
YianniA on 20 February 2025

Category: Treating CML

Replies: 4

Last updated: 27 February 2025

Has anyone used Acminib.
by YianniA (Feb 27)

Thanks Zoran. I have had some water retention with Dasatanib even at 50mg. I had issues for two years with sodium dropping fast. Finally figured out with a nephrologist to lower water intake and

by YianniA (Feb 27)

Thank you Christine. I am in the U.S. and they really want to push this drug but requires a lot of testing which scared me.

by Christine R (Feb 21)

I have been on Asciminib for 8 months now on the basis it is safer than most of the other TKIs. I haven't had any problems at all. I was taken off Nilotinib due it effecting my thyroid and it has

by 3oK@ (Feb 21)

Hi John,
I was on asciminib 80 mg for 5 months and had to stop it due to massive fluid retention around my waist which started obstructing breathing.
Once I stopped it, I lost 10 kg in 1 month.
I
Category: Treating CML

Replies: 4

Last updated: 27 February 2025
Kathyp on 26 February 2025

Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 1

Last updated: 26 February 2025

Platelet count
by AlastairC (Feb 26)

This page can be found under "About CML" above. https://cmlsupport.org.uk/section/normal-blood-counts Platelet normal range is quoted at 150-450. Hope that helps.

by Kathyp (Feb 26)

Hi all, just a quick question, is 443 platelet count high ,I’ve just had a routine blood test by my gp and my results were put on my medical app , it said abnormal but doesn’t need action ,
Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 1

Last updated: 26 February 2025
rsgiles on 23 February 2025

Category: Blood tests

Replies: 1

Last updated: 26 February 2025

How fast
by scuba (Feb 26)

A Gran % of 77.8 all by itself without other blood count data can mean anything. You could be responding to an infection (you may not even be aware) or some other trigger. Granulocytes are

by rsgiles (Feb 23)

Hi I am worried about my pcr test. My last pcr was 0.004 which was down a little from the one before that. On my last cbc test there was a test I noticed that was GRAN%77.8 high. I am worried that
Category: Blood tests

Replies: 1

Last updated: 26 February 2025
joey on 13 February 2025

Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 6

Last updated: 24 February 2025

Imatinib - Kidney issues - Creatinine high, EGFR low
by joey (Feb 24)

thanks Phillip, much appreciated

by PhilipDavid (Feb 23)

Hi. Joe.
The calculation for the kidney function test is based on your creatine level which is raised on imatinib. The last test I had I drank 2 litres of water to get rid of the creatine in my

by joey (Feb 19)

thanks. that's interesting to hear -so have your creatine levels been high as well as having the low efgr- but you have been able to remain on imatinib? i am due to have a kidney scan soon but will

by PhilipDavid (Feb 19)

I was diagnosed 10 years been on imatinib 400 mg per day since diagnosis.. I too have the same issue with the kidney function tests. My EGFR - was coming back at 49% and the locum gp telling me
Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 6

Last updated: 24 February 2025
Theresa Healy on 18 February 2025

Category: Treating CML

Replies: 5

Last updated: 24 February 2025

Imatinib & autoimmune condition
by JoeP (Feb 24)

Let us know if you discover anything.

by Theresa Healy (Feb 22)

Thank you, that's really interesting. I hadn't even thought about how foods and drinks might interact with the TKI.

by JoeP (Feb 22)

For years before coming to this forum I suffered from many side effects of either the disease or the treatment not knowing they were the cause or at least part of it. What I have learned over the

by Theresa Healy (Feb 19)

Hiya, in all the years I've had this autoimmune condition I've never had the blisters on my body, only inside my mouth but it's escalated and I now have them on my body so thinking it can only be
Category: Treating CML

Replies: 5

Last updated: 24 February 2025
rsgiles on 21 February 2025

Category: Children & young people

Replies: 0

Last updated: 21 February 2025

Help with CBC test
by rsgiles (Feb 21)

Hi, I am worried about my last CBC test. One of the tests called Gran% is 77.8. It also said that it is a high number. When I looked it up I saw that it means there is a serious infection and now Im
Category: Children & young people

Replies: 0

Last updated: 21 February 2025
NishKatu on 15 January 2025

Category: Blood tests

Replies: 4

Last updated: 9 February 2025

Concerning BCR-ABL1 upward
by JoeP (Feb 9)

Your numbers are great. I agree with Alistair that the .001 reading could be suspect but that said you cruised ahead through MMR in record time.

You might be able to achieve MR5 OR CMR soon.

by suvankardas (Feb 9)

It’s normal I think. I am from India and being treated in Chennai. I have attached my progress so far. It’s like sea wave up down is normal. I am going to have another test next week.

by NishKatu (Jan 16)

Thank you for your feedback, I feel relieved. My next appointment with oncologist is due tomorrow, will see what his thought on this

by AlastairC (Jan 15)

I wouldn't worry, but would suggest you get another test in 3 months rather than 6. As an 18 year veteran of these test results, I'd say that your July 2024 result which showed a 2 log drop in 2
Category: Blood tests

Replies: 4

Last updated: 9 February 2025
cml1234 on 6 February 2025

Category: Getting help

Replies: 3

Last updated: 9 February 2025

help:How to find all posts by a specific ID?
by David Fitz (Feb 9)

If it’s a one-off for a particular user, I can try.
David.

by cml1234 (Feb 7)

That's still too bad, if I want to access all the posts of a certain user, can you, as an administrator, help me?

Thanks.

by David Fitz (Feb 6)

Hi there,
Unfortunately outside of our admin tools that is not a feature our current forum platform supports. It's frustrating, as I know this would be a nice feature to have.
David.

by cml1234 (Feb 6)

When browsing forums, I often come across certain IDs that share excellent self-management experiences, and some have even TFR’d. I’d like to view all posts from these IDs to learn about their
Category: Getting help

Replies: 3

Last updated: 9 February 2025
MomOfCML on 28 October 2024

Category: Blood tests

Replies: 8

Last updated: 20 January 2025

Now what?
by MomOfCML (Jan 20)

An update:
His latest tests have come back, and the blip was indeed a blip. Down to 0.2398, Log 2.62. So he continues on the slow but steady progress to the magic 0.1/Log3.
Thanks again for all your

by Taper11 (Nov 19)

Your son has tons of options if you decide for a switch. 4 other TKIs and 3 in trials at the moment.
As many agree on here, it's probably not needed at the moment. Imatinib is the slowest, least

by alexmcpee (Nov 2)

Hi there
Your son like me and many many other "youngsters" on here take longer to respond.
The MMR milestone causes a lot of unnecessary worry, I like your son took 2.5 years to hit MMR. I hang

by JoeP (Nov 2)

I can’t speak for others but I too felt uncomfortable for many years. But over time you get accustomed to the condition and, it becomes routine.
Category: Blood tests

Replies: 8

Last updated: 20 January 2025
rambler on 29 November 2024

Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 20

Last updated: 16 January 2025

Blast crisis
by JoeP (Jan 16)

Nice! That’s good news for all of us.
Joe

by rambler (Jan 16)

Hi Joe,

Thanks for writing. All going well. My consultant called a couple of days ago, and said the immunotherapy I was

receiving has done its job. I am all clear. No more blast cells.

by scuba (Jan 16)

87 ng/ml is excellent!

by JoeP (Jan 16)

Paul how are you doing? It’s good to see you writing new posts. Let us know about your progress.
Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 20

Last updated: 16 January 2025
cgovind on 2 December 2024

Category: Side effects

Replies: 2

Last updated: 4 January 2025

Dasatinib and leg pain
by Felix (Jan 4)

Hi, your Sons bloods are looking good ,time to reduce his dose ,he doesn’t need 70 mg .Its toxic stuff .Lower dose will help with any side effects .

by johnw1001 (Dec 28)

First of all it is not unusual to experience bone and muscular pains from a number of the tkis in the first 12 months of treatment-it is often quoted as a positive sign that the drug is reducing the

by cgovind (Dec 2)

Hi! My son has been on Dasatinib 70mg for the 5 months. His Q-PCR reading after 3 months was 0.43% (it had gone up marginally to 1.8% with imatinib which is why we shifted to Dasa). Over the last
Category: Side effects

Replies: 2

Last updated: 4 January 2025
suvankardas on 13 December 2024

Category: Getting help

Replies: 1

Last updated: 23 December 2024

No able to reduce weight
by JoeP (Dec 23)

Suvankardas,
I don’t know if losing weight is harder for us CML folk but I can tell you in general losing weight is not easy. Or should I say, losing weight is easy, keeping it off is difficult. I

by suvankardas (Dec 13)

Since my diagnosis in Nov 22 I have been on Imatiniv 200 two times a day. Recently my HBA1c level has increased to 7.5. Since then I am working hard on my fitness and trying to reduce my weight by
Category: Getting help

Replies: 1

Last updated: 23 December 2024
JoeP on 29 November 2024

Category: Treating CML

Replies: 6

Last updated: 23 December 2024

Suddenly dropped out of undetected status
by JoeP (Dec 23)

Thanks for asking Paul. Glad to hear you are out of the hospital. Keep the faith. Like my wife always says to me, it never happens the way you think. Your wife Denise seems like a lovely person, you

by rambler (Dec 23)

Hi Joe,

Hope you are well. Have been meaning to ask, how did your doctors appointment go on the 9th December.

Are you trying another tki ?

I was discharged after 15 nights in

by JoeP (Dec 3)

Paul when do you go see your doc again? It must be this week. I am eager to hear what transpires. There’s still a lot left to kick in that can.
Hang in there bro,

Joe

by rambler (Dec 2)

Hello Joe,
It’s Mrs Rambler here. I really love your ‘rodeo’ analogy. Thanks for the big smile.
I have an analogy I quite like to use, that comes from financial crisis days. We sometimes heard
Category: Treating CML

Replies: 6

Last updated: 23 December 2024
SageH on 19 December 2024

Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 2

Last updated: 23 December 2024

Shelf Life of Sprycel
by SageH (Dec 23)

Thank you Scuba! I suspected the date on the bottle was unreasonably conservative. The sudden switch to just one year out (when all the literature says a minimum of two to three years) didn't make

by scuba (Dec 23)

Dasatinib's shelf life (aka Sprycel) is much longer than the expiration date on the bottle. Dasatinib is a salt with strong ionic bonds (dasatinib monohydrate ). If stored in a sealed container and

by SageH (Dec 19)

I have googled and found that the shelf life of Sprycel is either two years or three years. I have extra medication which I would like to keep. Recently, I have noticed that the expiration date on
Category: Uncategorised

Replies: 2

Last updated: 23 December 2024