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Chronic Phase CML in 72 years elderly
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Dec 9, 2024 | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
Good morning, @riteshkundu. I wanted to check in with you today to see how your dad is doing. Hopefully with the med changes his mouth sores are starting to improve. I know from experience how painful and disruptive those are…when your mouth hurts, I swear, everything hurts!
What a gift for both of you to have your dad living under the same roof. That seems to be a rarity these days. I treasured my time with my mom when she lived with us. Interesting how the roles of caregiver reverses over the years. It just feels right to be able to reciprocate the love and care given over our lifetime when our parents need extra help.
It can be challenging to be the caregiver though. Is your dad feeling stronger this week? Have there been improvement with blood numbers?
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Hello Lori, nice to hear back. My Dad is symptomatically ok, mouth sores have reduced though not completely gone. Have been talking about mild pain in abdomen due to spleen enlargement. Had to give him 2 shots of grapheel this week to boost his wbc counts, which now came back to normal range, though his hamoglobin has dropped to 7.1 and platelets at 140, so doctor suggested not to reinitiate imatinib and keep it on hold till coming Tuesday and get the blood work done again to see improvements. The doctor is suggesting all these are because of those high dose of hydroxyurea, which should settle down. So playing the waiting game and hoping for improvements 🙏🤞