I know there have been other discussions on being cold and chilled. I find that every once in a while I get so cold and shiver when I first go to bed then in the middle of the night I am so hot. I have a cold right now and last night it happened again. I keep thinking it is my bodies new way of fighting. I mentioned it to the resident on my last hematologists appointment and they chalked it up to premenopause. I am 42 and this started after I started Gleevec a year ago. Has anyone else had this?
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, Feb 02 2011 11:48 AM
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Posted 02 February 2011 - 02:05 PM
Yes, after starting Sprycel I was COLD. All the time, and I am usually one who is warm. Then after I go to bed, I start to get very hot, especially my feet. I even have to get up and go and put my feet in cold water to cool them off. I am 47, but have already had a hysterectomy. Now THERE is a fabulous surgery, best thing on the planet!
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Posted 02 February 2011 - 02:08 PM
I am one of those who has posted about being cold and chilled a lot. I am also very cold and shivery when I first get into bed at night and have been having night sweats again recently. I was having night sweats prior to diagnosis and my primary doc said it was premenopause. But when I was diagnosed the oncologist told me the night sweats were a symptom of the CML. When I first started the G the nightsweats stopped. But over the last few months I have been having them again. I am so cold and shivery when I get into bed I actually have an extra comforter on my side of the bed so I don't know if I am sweating through the night because I am over bundled or what.
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Posted 02 February 2011 - 09:38 PM
My body temperature has dropped from 98.6 to around 97.7.
One other thing you should be aware of is that our TKIs can affect our thyroid function which can also make us cold all the time. My doctor keeps on eye on my TSH levels, he was burned once in the past and didn't catch it - he won't let that happen again.
I suggest the next time you have a CBC that they also do a thyroid function test to be on the safe side.
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Posted 03 February 2011 - 02:44 AM
Hi knoppl,
I've also noticed that my body temperature drops on occasion.
it's not a good feeling, and when I do feel that way, I climb in bed and cover up.
It doesn't last very long, and by the time I wake up, I'm back to normal.
I just attributed it to one of the many side-effects of Gleeveec
and since it doesn't happen frequently, I'm not concerned with it.
Buzz
On Gleevec since 02-02-10
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2011 Two weakly positives, PCRU, weakly positive
2012 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU
2013 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, weakly positive
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2015 300, 250, 200, 150
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At the earliest opportunity, and whenever possible, lower your TKI dosage; TKIs are toxic drugs and the less we take longterm the better off we are going to be ... this is especially true for older adults.
In hindsight I should have started my dosage reduction two years earlier; it might have helped minimize some of the longterm cumulative toxic effects of TKIs that I am beset with.
longterm side-effects Peripheral Artery Disease - legs (it's a bitch); continuing shoulder problems, right elbow inflammation. GFR and creatinine vastly improved after stopping Gleevec.
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Taking Gleevec 400mg an hour after my largest meal of the day helped eliminate the nausea that Gleevec is notorious for.
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Posted 03 February 2011 - 07:17 AM
I am always cold, no matter what time of year it is. I rarely wear short sleeves any more, even in the summer. I layer my clothes but most of the time I still need to grab something else to wrap around my shoulders. The only time I warm up is when I go to bed and get under my cozy comforter. And I do have occasional night sweats too.
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Posted 03 February 2011 - 02:54 PM
Thanks Pat, I will have them check my TSH.
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