GIST and Gleevec

auzie100
auzie100 Member Posts: 4
edited March 2014 in Rare and Other Cancers #1
Does anyone have or had Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors?

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  • UberJumper
    UberJumper Member Posts: 3
    #2
    I did. I did not have Gleevac after surgery to remove the tumour.
  • LisaLinda
    LisaLinda Member Posts: 1
    #3
    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
    Ritcherd Member Posts: 1
    #4
    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
    chops412 Member Posts: 1
    edited August 2018 #5
    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?

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