Re: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTS vs. GLEEVEC/AMS & BMS/VACCINE/OTHER MEDI...

[Guest guest]

Very well stated! I think Gleevec and the other new drugs and vaccines that

we now have and still coming, has definitely changed the old opinions of BMT

being " a cure. " It certainly doesn't cure everyone. The mortality rate

itself and then the GVHD. I guess all in all its a personal choice.

I am looking forward to 25+ years with a chronic disease and hopefully a

real cure down the road. There is lots of opinions on the horizon.

Keep the positive attitude and lots of hope.

33

CML may 13, 2005

Gleevec 600 mg

[Guest guest]

I see a hemo/onc and a bmt doc(he over see's my doc) at Mayo in Minnesota. Last

summer when I was first diagnosed the bmt doc told me that he hates to do bmt's

because of the high mortality rate and he only suggests them when there is no

other alternative. Boy that told me something about bmt's, here's a guy that

specializes in this and he's telling me how horrible they are ~ THANK GOD FOR

GLEEVEC!

Sheila

CML August 3, 2005

800 mgs gleevec

vegasrnjen@... wrote:

Very well stated! I think Gleevec and the other new drugs and vaccines

that

we now have and still coming, has definitely changed the old opinions of BMT

being " a cure. " It certainly doesn't cure everyone. The mortality rate

itself and then the GVHD. I guess all in all its a personal choice.

I am looking forward to 25+ years with a chronic disease and hopefully a

real cure down the road. There is lots of opinions on the horizon.

Keep the positive attitude and lots of hope.

33

CML may 13, 2005

Gleevec 600 mg