I promise I won't do this every time but this is my first PCR since MMR. The lab drew blood last Wed., went to Mayo by courier that day, had my results today - not bad! I essentially stayed the same .08 down from .09 (International scale). I'll take it! This the first time I've had my blood delivered. In the past it's always been drawn at the testing lab, Mayo - wondered if it would affect the numbers.
Nov. 16 I'm having sinus surgery - ethmoidectomy on my left anterior ethmoid sinus. I debated and debated and don't want to live like this the rest of my life - I don't have headaches every day anymore but they are always just waiting in the wings. Dr. G, ENT at Mayo, believes that this will help drain my left frontal sinus (almost totally occluded) so I'm giving it a go. They will do it laproscopically (I'm not sure that is the correct term because there will be no external incision anywhere) and it takes about 1 1/2 hours, recovery is one to two weeks depending. I'm going for two!
Did I read in a post here today that "20 - 30% of those of us with CML will NOT reach PCRU"? I thought it was the other way around and that it was more like only 15 - 20% WILL reach PCRU. Of course, that statistic is referring to Gleevec only as I recall and the second and subsequent generation TKIs may blow that out of the water. Just wonder because I've been driving myself nuts trying to find it again.
Pat
