Re: drenching sweats

[Guest guest]

Hi Vicki,

I know exactly how annoying those drenching sweats can be. Before I

was diagnosed I would have them at night. It got so bad that I

actually had to sleep with a bath towel and in the mornings it would

be soaked to the point where it wouldn't even dry for the next

night.

I still get night sweats even now, although they're not as bad as

they were. It's still annoying though and scary too since it

sometimes makes me question if I'm losing my response. I've often

said that I'm more than ready for menopause since I've had so much

practice with the sweats already

It takes some time to get used to life with CML but it does get

easier. I hope you get a BMB soon so you can see how you're doing.

When you know that you're doing well, you'll see how fast your

depression turns to elation.

Take care,

Tracey

> > > >

> > > > Hi there,

> > > >

> > > > Today my primary oncologist told me that my FIST test on Dec

15

> > is

> > > > ZERO. I am very happy about the news. I was 96% at

diagnoised

> > in

> > > Aug

> > > > 12, 06. I started Gleevec on Sept 4, 06. So I am on Gleevec

> 3.5

> > > > months (some period was 400mg and some 300mg because of low

> white

> > > > count). He referred me to see a leukemia specialist when the

> > FISH

> > > was

> > > > done. The specialist doctor said I need to stay 400mg and

just

> > > make

> > > > sure the ANC not below 500. So I see both doctors

> alternatively.

> > > >

> > > > Is it normal to have a quick response to Gleevec? Or I am

the

> > > lucky

> > > > one.

> > > >

> > > > Thanks for reading.

> > > > Siu

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Shalyn,

My sweats prior to diagnosis were simillar to your husband's. My

husband was convinced that I was wetting the bed because he said it

was not humanly possible to sweat that much. It was to the point

where he actually suggested that I should sleep in the bath tub

because I was ruining the bed.

The sweats that I get now aren't nearly as bad, just enough to be

damp and uncomfortable but the bed is dry by the morning.

Tracey

>

> My husband had sweats so bad b/f diagnosed with CML and after with

> Gleevec...at first he thought the kids had wet our bed (we co-

sleep -

> family bed -haha - basically a friendly way of saying our kids boot

us

> out of bed!) The bed was soaked night after night and even over

the

> last few months he still has bad sweats but realizes it is pretty

> normal with CML and also with being on Gleevec...I just make sure

he

> drinks tons of water to replenish fluids ..

>

> -shalyn

>

> > INTERESTING THE SWEATS,ME BEING A MALE 65 NEVER HAD A PROBLEM

LIKE

> > THAT.hOW ABOUT IT MALES ANY OF YOUALL HAD

SWEATS.

>

>

> > ps I WILL BE A YEAR 23 DEC 06 FISH TEST WAS 3%

FROM

> > 0 LAST WAS IN NOV. HANG IN THERE

> > PAUL TN.

> >

>