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Is Red Skin Lesions, Often With A Purple Center A Side Effect Of Gleevec?

Premium Questions

Dr. Muhammad Ali Rauf MD

Can Gleevec , taken daily (400mg) for threeyears, affect one's mental alertness and/or memory? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Ali Rauf ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Prashant Sharma MD

HELLO, MY mother had an intenstinal gist removed two years ago in July and started gleevec in ... gotten great results the past two yeats but I know with gleevec as adjuvanct therapy the body may resist ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prashant Sharma ( Oncologist)
Dr.  Michelle Gibson James MD

Is Gleevec chemo treatment a possible cause of the Inguinal Hernia? I have been taking 300 mg/day for 3.5 yrs ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar MD

I have a inoperable tumor in my liver . I have been taking Gleevec for 4 months. I have been lightheaded for a couple of weeks. Is this normal for my situation? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD

gleevec ...I've had lower back hip pain right side since April especially if standind in one spot to long ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

I am a 67yr. old female with intestinal sarcoma, taking 300 mg. of gleevec daily. have been on Gleevec 12 yrs. and am now loosing . could it be the Gleevec and if so what are the side affects... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Saumya Mittal MD

Is it safe to take lasix with Gleevec? I have AML in remission but continue with my Gleevec ... fluid retention being caused by the Gleevec. It is in fact doing nothing. Is Lasix better? I have a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saumya Mittal ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Salman Arif MD

My husband has been diagnosed with CML. He is on gleevec and it is working well, however, when he ... colonoscopy and upper GI test. My question - does CML cause internal bleeding, and does being on gleevec... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Salman Arif ( Oncologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

my wife age 35 has CML. started gleevec 2 months back 400mg. recently nausea and pain in the mid of abdomen started. we stopped gleevec. but after 48 hrs still have pain and nausea. she can t eat much food ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey MD

I am taking GLEEVEC and my red cell count is 3.1 and my hemoglobin is 10.5. my MCV is high (34.3 ... the B12 correctly, or if there is anything I can do to help my red cell levels since the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey ( General & Family Physician)