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Diagnosed with CML @ 6 weeks pregnant

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Hi All! 

 

New to the forum. Last week I was diagnosed with CML at 6 weeks pregnant. Routine Prenatal Bloodwork detected a high whiteblood cell count. Thankfully for a group of fast acting doctors a diagnosis was arrived at very quickly. 

 

Given that I am currently 6 weeks pregnant and do not wish to terminate my pregnancy I will be started on Interferon alpha 2b on Tuesday. Wondering if anyone has had a similar experience? After baby is born I will transition to TKI's

Welcome to the forum - keep the updates coming and I'm sure some of the pre-imatanib patients here will be able to relate the the interferon treatement.

All the best and stay positive!

Update! 4 days interferon alpha 2b treatment complete and so far zero side effects other than some fatigue (which could also possibly be related to growing a human!! Feeling like myself and excited to return to work and "normal" life next week!!