Re: Anyone get gout after Gleevec?

[Guest guest]

Hello-

Sorry to hear about your flair up. Gout is pretty painful. I haven't had

trouble with gout since diagnosis but I have had pretty intense bone and joint

pain since. I have ben dx since May 06. I am on 600mg soon to go to 800mg.

Sorry, not much help here. Hope the meds give you some relief!

Jen

[Guest guest]

Yes. Swelling in my legs, ankles and aching joints. These are

common side effects. Some can expect a weight (mostly water)of 20

to 30 lbs. Gleevec eyes are common also (puffy tissues around the

eye making them look swollen). Go to a good medical site and type

in Gleevec and read about the side effects they list. Most of us

experience a large number of these, they seem to come and go as we

acclamate to the various dosages. Just remember that this is better

that the alternatives we have been giving. I was diagnosed Feb.

2003 and have been negative since June 2003 thanks to Gleevec. I am

able to maintain a full 40 hour work schedule and just turned 67.

Good luck for continued success with Gleevec and hope all the

changes are controlable and that you do well.

H.

dxd 2/o3

400mg Gleevec 3/03

PCR-U 6/03

Q-Pcr .001 11/05 and holding.

>

> Shortly after being diagnosed (7/19/06), my doc prescribed 300mg

> Allopurinol to prevent potential gout after my WBC's started

dropping.

> Gleevec brought my WBC from around 195 to 7 in about 3 weeks. At

the 1

> month on Gleevec mark (this past Thursday), gout like symptoms set

in.

> My toe has been killing me!

>

> Has anybody had or heard of gout after Gleevec? I had it looked at

by a

> doctor at the walk-in clinic today and he suspects it is gout as

well

> and prescribed 50mg Indomethacin. If it's not substantially better

by

> Friday, I'm supposed to come in again and they may suspect

infection.

>

> Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

I haven't had gout but painful foot flair ups but only after a workout..I ensure

that I work out and drink plenty of water..My bones and joints are fine and I'm

paying strict attention to the directions...

Good Luck...

vegasrnjen@... wrote:

Hello-

Sorry to hear about your flair up. Gout is pretty painful. I haven't had

trouble with gout since diagnosis but I have had pretty intense bone and joint

pain since. I have ben dx since May 06. I am on 600mg soon to go to 800mg.

Sorry, not much help here. Hope the meds give you some relief!

Jen

[Guest guest]

What kind of flair ups? Although my foot was kind of sore before I

did legs at the gym, the day after my foot really took off into the

pain zone. I think the calf raises really irritated it.

Are your flair ups cramps?

And , congrats on your success. I hope to be right on your

heals.

> Hello-

>

> Sorry to hear about your flair up. Gout is pretty painful. I

haven't had

> trouble with gout since diagnosis but I have had pretty intense

bone and joint

> pain since. I have ben dx since May 06. I am on 600mg soon to go to

800mg.

> Sorry, not much help here. Hope the meds give you some relief!

> Jen

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