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al from Canada · 09-22-2005, 11:52 PM

Hi Nancy,

My heart really goes out to you as my wife Linda also had major pain although it wasn't something we couldn't control with narcotics. My suggestion would be is get the doctor to take a good look at your blood work, it may offer some clues. Otherwise, I woulds ask him for a different dosing schedule, a dosage reduction........ You may want to go off of it completely as I have always maintained that pain is symtomatic of something bigger. Have you tried Xeloda? It works in a different way than the navelbine but is a comperable drug in terms of effectiveness. Another is one of the platinum drugs.

Good Luck,
Al.

09-22-2005, 11:52 PM	#2
al from Canada Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 722	Hi Nancy, My heart really goes out to you as my wife Linda also had major pain although it wasn't something we couldn't control with narcotics. My suggestion would be is get the doctor to take a good look at your blood work, it may offer some clues. Otherwise, I woulds ask him for a different dosing schedule, a dosage reduction........ You may want to go off of it completely as I have always maintained that pain is symtomatic of something bigger. Have you tried Xeloda? It works in a different way than the navelbine but is a comperable drug in terms of effectiveness. Another is one of the platinum drugs. Good Luck, Al. __________________ Primary care-giver to and advocate for Linda, who passed away April 27, 2006.