Hi I was diagnosed just over 3 months ago. I thought I was doing well up until recently as I hadn’t noticed any side effects. In recent weeks I have seen my weight increase and have pockets of fluid under my eyes. Just this weekend my eyes have also...
Hello all! My name is Paul and I am recently diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia. I am coping well with the initial treatment and am grateful to have few symptoms of the disease and no side-effects from the medication. However, I have other stresses...
Hi I'm Malcolm, my wife has been diagnosed with CMML. Her specialist has started her on injections, 1 a week, and capsules 2 x once a day. I'm looking for help understanding CMML. I Can not find any relevant info, on longevity, life expectation...
Hi already been on imatihib for 8 days and been told to come off it x I had water retention and my white bloods cells gone way to low x feeling low and wonder if this has happened to any one else x not on any treatment at moment x
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Hi All, I was diagnosed with CML on the 13th (my lucky but maybe not so lucky number) of this month and I am 27 years old. I am still trying to come to terms with my diagnosis and my bone marrow biopsy has crippled me during the last few days. Is there...
Hi there, Diagnosed with CML 3 weeks ago and been on Imatinib for 2 weeks. Initially no side effects but now started with quite bad knee pain. Just wondered if anyone who has experienced the same can give me some hope that the pain won't last. ...
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