Hi ekc,
You'll get more responses to this one if you post on the 'Living with CML' forum (us CMLers don't get out much) so I'd recommend reposting there.
The good news is that there are an ever increasing number of 'Gleevec Babies' born to women in exactly your position. Your onc is quite right that the protocol is to get you into a deep remission first, and that has to be your initial priority. Once there you have plenty of options, particularly as it looks increasingly like you only have to come off the big G for the duration of the pregnancy and not while you're trying to conceive (the G-related problems that have been observed with pregnancy relate to the effect of G on the developing foetus, not to any damage to eggs (or sperm for men))
CML is generally a slow moving disease and you will be closely monitored during pregnancy. With luck you won't lose that much response over the 9 months (no breastfeeding I'm afraid - you'll need to get back on G asap after the delivery) and you should quickly regain the lost response once you start the drug again. There are other options such as a maintenance regime of interferon during the pregnancy (but this has unpleasant side effects) or you could look at the possibility of getting into one of the G + interferon trials currently going on where the aim is to take the drugs for 2 years then stop in the hope of a 'cure'.
Bottom line is that you are on an increasingly well-trodden path with plenty of options.
All the best
Phil
