I was diagnosed with cml 1/12/06. I am taking gleevec and my wbc went from 69,000 to 5,000 since on gleevec. I would love to hear from other people with cml and how they are doing. I am doing pretty good but on an emotional roller coaster some days. In 6 months I am having another bone marrow biopsy to check for changes in my chromosones. I pray that the numbers are down. Nothing prepared me for this and it was such a shock. I went to the dr the friday before xmas for severe diarhea(viral infection unrelated to cml) and they did a cbc at that time. My white count was 60,000 and they sent me to the lab for more tests. A few days after xmas I am at the oncologist being told he thought I had cml. A couple days later a bone marrow biopsy was done and then the "official" dianosis. Somehow I knew though as soon as they said that about my wbc the first day. I am a nurse but have never worked oncology. But I knew I was not sick other than fatigue, and I had a round of elevated wbc last year that came back down with antibiotics. I feel blessed to have caught it early and to have medication that can help control it. I am trying to cope with all the unknowns. Its a waiting game and I am not a patient patient. Sometimes I wake up scared remembering I have cml. Most of the time I cope well. I really need some feedback from others with this disease. Thanks for your time......