Gleevec is Helping

Little victories are triumphant victories for cancer patients.  War-like victories.  When you've looked the evilest devil in the eye and you walk away still standing saying, next, it's going to bring anyone joy.   


You know you're getting better when your doctor comes into the room and the first thing he starts talking about is college basketball, and how that relates to me because of where I work.  I'm not a basketball fan as a general rule, but when the focus of my health is now in the backdrop of our business together, that rocks.  I'm still the subject of his primary focus of course, but it makes me feel good when he sort of means, we have some issues to go over, but let's talk about this first, as in, how 'bout them Irish.  I like that.  Even if I'm not that interested.  It means things are good.  Hell, things are goodfull.  Is that a word?  I'll make it one.  I'm contacting dictionary.com right now.


Since the start of my use of the drug Gleevec, we've come to the conclusion that it is in fact helping with my GVHD.  My skin is loosening, I'm a little more flexible, my eyes have brightened, and my skin is not nearly as dry.  It's been 2 months since I started it and it's been a very slow progression, but the evidence is there, without any hampering side-effects.  In addition, we have hopes that I can start tapering off from the steroid this Summer.  We don't want to be too presumptuous on that yet, but it's a possibility.  


All is right in Jonathon's world today.