CML (stage 1) treatments and dietary management.

Good morning @annareenu. Blood cancers can be sneaky because some may develop slowly over time. In the case of your father with CML, his condition was found in random blood test before his cataract surgery.

In the early stages of the disease there are often no symtoms. But over time, your dad may start experiencing some of these potential symptoms as the immature cells start crowding out his healthy blood cells.
Bone pain. Bleeding easily. Feeling full after eating a small amount of food.
Fatigue. Fever. Weight loss without trying. Loss of appetite.
Pain or fullness below the ribs on the left side. Night sweats.

Since your dad (and you) are new to this diagnosis, I’m posting some links below to reliable information sources on CML for you.

From the Mayo website:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chronic-myelogenous-leukemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20352417
Mayo Clinic also has this CML educational series online which is very informaional and helpful.

– Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patient Education Series https://mccmscontent.mayo.edu/LSC/ChronicMyeloidLeukemiaPatientEducation/content/index.html#/

These two informational articles are from Healthline, explaining CML and its symptoms.
https://www.healthline.com/health/cml/chronic-myeloid-leukemia-symptoms
https://www.healthline.com/health/chronic-myeloid-leukemia/living-with-cml/effects-of
We also have a number of members with CML and I thought this discussion would be a good place for you to begin meeting some them.

~I've had CML for 20 years and want to encourage others
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/chronic-myelogenous-leukemia-cml/
With @suzie71 @pam62 @quita123 @bobmon @ericloomis @babyjakejake @anglis and others who have CML and have shared their experiences with the forum.

There are quite a few other discussions on Connect. You can find them by typing in CML or Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in the upper search bar. A list of conversations will pop up for you.
Here’s another discussion:
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/chronic-myeloid-leukemia-1/
Now, as for treatments, diet, medications and such… Diet won’t change the diagnosis or outcome. It’s important, of course, to eat a healthy, well balanced diet with good proteins, low in saturated fats, no excess sugars or fried foods, etc.
Medications/treatments can vary depending on the progression of his disease. His hematologist oncologist will help your dad make these decisions according his needs when the time is right. He may need nothing for a while and will be in what’s considered the watchful waiting period. I know it feels like your dad’s now waiting for the other shoe to drop. And once that idea of ‘cancer’ is planted in his head it will change his perspective. But this is slowly developing and can take many years to progress to the point of treatment. He doesn’t have to live in fear. ☺️

How often does he have followup blood work?

Thank you @loribmt. I really appreciate your time and effort.

He checks blood sugar and cholesterol level every two month interval, as he is having diabetes for the past 10 years.