victoria@best.com wrote:
>
> Hi Carla,
>
> Well, the Dr. thinks the rash on my legs was from an interaction between the
> Taxol (chemo drug) and motrin, which I had taken the day before the rash. I
> have been taking lots of motrin for several years for lower back pain. The
> dr. now says I should not take it at all for the remainder of the chemo
> (about 11 weeks left). It apparently does something with or to platelets,
> and he doesn't want me to take it. The rash is fading gradually & he thinks
> it'll be gone within a week. So now I have nothing for pain except meds
> which knock me out, like vicodin....it's hard to work while you're
> sleeping...hmm...maybe I need a new career as a sleep researcher...
>
> Anyway, if this wasn't bad enough, he also had the results of the assay of
> my tumor cells for estrogen receptors, and 70% of the cells were estrogen
> receptive. This now means that I have been feeding the cancer by taking
> estrogen and can no longer take it. I've been on hormone replacement since
> the hysterectomy I had 2 and a half years ago. On days when I have just
> forgotten to take it, I have gotten depressed. So, between the pain and the
> depression it's not a very rosy outlook right now. I suppose I can join the
> rest of the world and take Prozac or Zoloft or Paxil, but I was determined
> to be the last person on earth who isn't taking it....Oh well
Dear Torie,
You might want to consider St. John's Wart instead. It is a natural
alternative to Paxal or any of those drugs and has proven to be an
effective mood elivator. Also, I have limited myself to reading ONLY
uplifting and spiritual material and being in contact with only positive
people. Try getting a book called "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff...and
it's all small stuff". It's a fun and easy to read book with some great
suggestions for lifting the negative cloud!
Good Luck and God Bless.
John
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