Re: How quick do Gleevec side effects show up?

[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome to the group.

Every person experiences different side effects (although some

people have none at all). For many of us, the side effects seem to

come and go so it's possible you may experience some at some point

but it's also possible that you may not experience any at all. Lets

hope you're one of the lucky ones and never gets the " pleasure " of

experiencing them.

Take care,

Tracey

dx Jan 2002

>

> Hello all. I started on 400mg of Gleevec on 8/3/06. It's been 3

weeks

> today. My blood counts are dropping fast (WBC 211 to 23 at

Monday's

> test) and my spleen is just about normal. I feel great!

>

> My question is, I haven't had a single notable side effect. Do

they

> show up over time? Would I have had side effects already?

>

> Thanks.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Tracey, I have my fingers crossed.

> >

> > Hello all. I started on 400mg of Gleevec on 8/3/06. It's been 3

> weeks

> > today. My blood counts are dropping fast (WBC 211 to 23 at

> Monday's

> > test) and my spleen is just about normal. I feel great!

> >

> > My question is, I haven't had a single notable side effect. Do

> they

> > show up over time? Would I have had side effects already?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

I know how you feel. I asked exactly the same question when I first started

and people gave me the same answers…along with another piece of advice…don’t

knock it cos it’s a good thing :-) I was worried that because I wasn’t

having major side effects it meant that the medication wasn’t working but it

did. I have now been on Gleevec for 7 months and some “side-effects” have

crept in i.e. the occasional cramps in the long muscles of my back and in my

toes but nothing too hectic. I also have raccoon eyes that took about 4

months to appear. The one I battle with most is the exceptional fatigue

that can sometimes floor me BUT they are all manageable and possible to live

with. I know there are opther people on this site who have had much worse

and they all say the same thing – the alternative is worse.

I truly hope you have the experience with Gleevec that I have had….or even

better.

Regards

Jane