[jojo]

Hi Steph,

Oh boy, this sounds pretty annoying, huh? After all you have come through for the past few months....tsk, tsk, tsk! <shaking head, rolling eyes>

Honestly, the list of your symptoms kinda make me nervous...

Not too long ago, my onc put me on Gemzar / Carbo. I was feeling just fine & dandy, then several minutes I started to experience upper chest pressure as while as the tightness while swalloiwing. They unplugged me, and it turned out that it took several minutes for the tightness to fade away.

They say that the tightness while swallowing is quite a dangerous symptom. I think that anything to do with breathing, they take it seriously. They also view the upper chest pressure as equally dangerously as the tightness of swalloing.

I may be wrong, but it wouldn't if you took a double-check on the symptoms, don't you think so?

Good luck, Steph -- sending warm thoughts up your way!

PS: I must admit that I cannot remember as to whether you would have to take Lovenox, or it was only one-time thing.