GIST and Gleevec

auzie100

Does anyone have or had Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors?

UberJumper

I did. I did not have Gleevac after surgery to remove the tumour.

LisaLinda

Hi,
I was browsing and ran across your message. We belong to GIST Support at www.gistsupport.org and have found incredible knowledge and understanding at their list site peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/gistsupport.html Hope this helps. LisaLinda

Ritcherd

Had a 10 pounder removed in '05. By the middle of '06 my abdomen was full of tumors again. My new oncologist put me on Gleevec. Within one month I could feel the tumors shrinking. I've been on Gleevec for 5 months now. Very few if any side effects. I go in next week for first CT since starting chemo. As far as drugs for cancer goes, this seems to be one of the easiest to get through.

chops412

side effects of Gleevec

I have just had surgery to remove a GIST and have been directed to start on Gleevec and was wondering if anyone on the board is currently taking Gleevec and what side effects can I expect?