['lizbeth]

TammyMarie,

You've gotten some great advice.

I remember how crazy the different medication affected me, and the incredible stress during cancer treatment. It was fricken' awful. IV Benadryl was the worst, made me a looney, hypertensive insominiac. My liver enzymes started going up, scared the heck out of me as I thought it was cancer - but it was the Benadryl of all things.

I think the hardest part for me was asking for help. I had such a difficult time and was used to "being my own doctor". Worse yet the treatment affects memory, speech, emotions, etc. You end up in the worst state of your life and now you have to try to rationally explain to a newly met doctor what you need. It is rough, cause with all the side effects and stress it makes it even more difficult to figure out what you need and how to ask for the proper help.

Hope that you will feel better and better every hour and every day. And don't hesitate to talk to your doctor about the struggles you are having.

Send love and Christmas wishes your way!

PS NanaJoni, I'm still chuckling at your story . . .