Hi All
Some of you may remember back in Sept 2015 in Month 12 of DESTINY when I broke my upper arm and spent 4 months in a brace? Anyway, I now have a fractured spine from trying to pick up a heavy box way back in November but only now have I had it X rayed. (I went to an osteopath instead of a doctor as I thought it was something easily fixable and GPs aren't that good with bad backs. I'd never had a back problem before). These two issues have led me to wonder if Imatinib has an affect on bone density.
I asked my haematologist who did some research and has found out that Imatinib is afuture potential treatment for osteoporosis so shouldn't be the cause of these fractures. I should add that I had never broken anything in my life before my arm.
Can anyone shed any light on this? Has anyone else had unexpected breakages since on Imatinib?
I am waiting for a call from my GP and no doubt I'll be having a bone density scan. Heigh ho.....
best
Chrissie