[Ruth]

Laurie ~ I am so sorry that you have to go through this. I remember this well. The cramping does seem to happen with this combination. I was given pain pills & sure wish I remember what they were to tell you! But I'm sure other ladies here have suggestions of what pain pills helped. I didn't take them until after the cramping/aching started which hit me usually the next day in the afternoon after my treatment. What I started doing after a month or more of this aggravation is I started taking the pain pills before the achiness started & it made a difference to me. I was able to go to all my boys soccer games and move around pretty good which was important to me. I also took IP-6, Vitamin E & B but you need to check with your Onc. before you try to add anything. One thing to note is I had a problem with constipation with the pain pills at first so I just increased my daily juicing of carrots & added different fruits or vege's to it so I wouldn't get bored. To help me sleep I took melatonin.

To me this combination was easier than the dose dense A/C I did. I really had a hard time with that. I continued to have runny nose when I was on Herceptin only and sometimes leg cramps so don't be alarmed if you have those too.

Wish I could make it go away but I think that there are things that can help make it easier for you.

Ruth