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I have a question about shortness of breath. Why am I panting for even short walks around the house. I stopped Gleevac for almost 3 weeks because of problems. When I stopped my shortness of breath also stopped. It's not like an asthma shortness or any lung problem. When I was off Gleevac I started hiking up to 5 miles with no problems. Doesn't seem to be related to anything but the Gleevac. Are there too many white blood cells, or red cells not carrying enough O2? What in my body is… read more
Glad to hear your lungs are clear. Have you ever tried another TKI? May be that you won't be able to take Gleevac anymore. I would talk to your doctor and let him know how bad the shortness of breath has gotten.
I found this article too.
https://www.myleukemiateam.com/resources/is-sho...
Thanks Sharon, but my lungs are great and clear. And the 3 weeks I was off Gleevac the shortness of breath went away...and I hiked up to 5 miles. Must be with O2 (or lack of it) in the blood stream.
Mike, you may need a chest xr due to one side effect of Gleevac is fluid buildup in the lungs which would definitely cause the symptoms you described.
Hope things get better soon. Keep us posted!
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