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Anyone have long term side effects on Gleevec for CML?
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My husband was diagnosed with CML IN 2008. He is in remission now and has been off Gleevec for about 4 years now. He had the leg cramps. And still does at times. He drinks apple cider vinegar in his drinking water every day. It seemed to help him some when he was taking Gleevec.
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Hi @bonestrength57 Welcome to Mayo Connect. Thank you for jumping into the conversation about your husband’s leg cramps associated with Gleevec. That was really good timing with @sodowd recently posing the question!
Interesting that the apple cider vinegar in his drinking water daily helped ward off the leg cramps! ACV has some unexpected but helpful side benefits!
That’s really fantastic news that your husband has been in remission since 2012 after taking Gleevec for 4 years CML. How often does he have follow-up labs?