In a message dated 12/30/2000 10:59:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
lumber2@rainbowtel.net writes:
> Isn't it wonderful that something as simple as taking him off a medication
> stopped the pain.That's great Chris. Are they going to try to find another
> med to substitute for the thalidomide or just forget it? Pat Kimmi
I don't know what the next move is, only that he needs 1-2 more chemos yet.
I did have some suspicion that it might be the thalidomide (he's been on it
over 6 mos.) when it affected his feet so badly. That's what it did to
fetuses - restricted blood flow to extremnities which is why they were born
with leg and arm defects.
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