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Lyrica for neuropathy
FYI ladies,
Lyrica is amazingly helpful for neuropathy pain from chemo. I am on 600 mg, a large dose, but I split it up to 200mg 3x per day. Haven't gone so far as jogging yet, but would like to try in a week or so.
My oncolygist told me it wouldn't work, but I wanted to try it any way, I was sick of being on morphine and Percocet for pain relief that he would have me on. So I asked my family doc for a prescription, and after ramping up the dose over about a month, I have a new best friend.
Bottom line is, our doctors DONT have the final say, go with your gut and get another opinion if something doesn't feel right.
K
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[B]Kristin
Aug 2010: diagnosed stage 3b, 4 mo. after birth of son. 29 yrs old and breastfeeding, ER/PR-, Her-2+ started Neoadjuvant therapy: 4x FEC, 10x abraxane & Herceptin
Feb 2011: L mx with recon. Path. showed only DCIS but 4/10+ nodes.
March 2011: 6 wks rads.
Mother passed, lower back pain.
Late May 2011: Bone mets but organs clear; Tykerb, Xeloda, Xgeva. Stopped Herceptin. Implant infected: removed implant.
October 2011: Bone progression; Gemzar and Carboplatin & restarted Herceptin.
Jan 2012: Progression, re-classified as ER+; Tykerb, Herceptin, Zoladex & Femara. Anti-E is working!
May 2012: ovaries out, markers stable but elevated. Cont. Herceptin, Tykerb, Xgeva & Femara.
Dec 2012: aromasin
Jan 2013: faslodex, herceptin, tykerb
Jun: Kadcyla
Aug: Rads to hip, then Perjeta, Herceptin & Taxotere
Nov 2013: Perjeta, Herceptin, Halaven
Early 2014: Affinitor, Aromasin, Perjeta, Herceptin.
June 2014: Estradiol, Perjeta, Herceptin
Aug 14: Tamoxofin, H & P
http://kristin-notdying-blog.blogspot.com/
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