Guest guest Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 I am 23yrs old, dx with CML April 2006 just a few days after my son's first birthday. I have had to deal with a lot of medical issues since he was born. I got DVTs in both legs while I was pregnant, but they weren't discovered untill I was in lobor. I had to take blood thiners and was on pain killers for a little over six months. I'm free of blood clots (for now...)and I was able to enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas that year drug free! But now I am trying to deal with CML. I feel tired all of the time! I think it's a little from the Gleevec(400mg)I take and a little from the depression I feel. Well I'm not sure if it's depression as much as it's frustration. I think I have bad blood or something. I want to beat this, but I am afraid that something else life threatening will happen to me! I just want to focus on my son. I lost most of his first year because I was over medicated, and so I have been lying to my family and doctor about my pain as to avoid the same thing from happening. I try to take over the counter drugs for pain...it helps but the pain comes back before I can take another dose. My doctor says that I feel tired because I am a mother of a (almost)2yr old. But my husband helps out all of the time, so I don't think that's it. I am sorry about the " complaining " I just feel I have to be brave for my family so this was all kind of built up for the past 7 months. Thank you for your time and for listening. in Reno, NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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