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[dee145]

can smoking affect your pcr?  i had quit but recently with everything going on i have picked up a few here and there. could that be why my PCR only went from 33 to 19?

                  thanks, de145

[Susan61]

Hi Dee:  I do not believe the smoking has done anything to your readings, but please do yourself a favor and QUIT for good.  Don't risk your health in other ways with cigarettes.  I can say this because I was a smoker many years ago.  I had quit about 3 years before I was diagnosed with my CML.  Now I am trying to get my husband to quit, and I do not let him smoke in front of me or in the house.  He is a survivor of Prostate Cancer, and I keep nagging him to know how blessed he is at this point.

      Just my advice.  Hope your doing better Dee.

[lizy1013]

Dee, being stressed out is the pits and I am sorry for you.  I think you need to find something other than cigarettes to help you get through this stressful time.  Good luck and hang in there!  Marie

[PhilB]

Smoking shouldn't affect your PCR, but I'm more than happy to say it does if it helps you to quit.