So this is my reference photo, taken on April 3, 3rd day of being off Gleevec. The medicine has caused my face to swell, which you can see particularly around the eyes, with swollen eyelids and heavy bags under the eyes. I’m hoping that being off will mean my face loses that swelling, but we’ll see.

Since it’s hard to recognize how much it might change, I thought I’d take a “before” shot to document how I looked when I went off.