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rhondalea · 03-13-2015, 09:36 AM

Just wanted to follow-up about my mention of Luvena for dryness.

Back in January, Leclede entered into a consent order with the FDA that allows them to continue to market all their Luvena products so long as they remove the unproved claim (that it's a prebiotic) from the labeling. That's done, and Luvena is widely available.

FDA Link:
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsro.../ucm432505.htm
Leclede Link:
http://www.luvenacare.com/letter.html

The body wash is also nice.

Note to Coux re pine bark: I'll try to figure out what else it is I'm taking. It seems to me there's something that makes the pine bark work even more effectively, but I don't remember which something it is. I'm glad you're having some success with it, but I do hope it starts to work a little better for you. Random relief would drive me crazy, because I hate not knowing what to expect.

03-13-2015, 09:36 AM	#34
rhondalea Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Somerset, NJ Posts: 487	Re: Any advice for Hot Flashes after chemo? Just wanted to follow-up about my mention of Luvena for dryness. Back in January, Leclede entered into a consent order with the FDA that allows them to continue to market all their Luvena products so long as they remove the unproved claim (that it's a prebiotic) from the labeling. That's done, and Luvena is widely available. FDA Link: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsro.../ucm432505.htm Leclede Link: http://www.luvenacare.com/letter.html The body wash is also nice. Note to Coux re pine bark: I'll try to figure out what else it is I'm taking. It seems to me there's something that makes the pine bark work even more effectively, but I don't remember which something it is. I'm glad you're having some success with it, but I do hope it starts to work a little better for you. Random relief would drive me crazy, because I hate not knowing what to expect. __________________ 2/6/09 Core needle biopsy: negative; Mammos through 2010: no change 3/30/11 Pea-sized lump in left breast at site of prior biopsy; mammo negative, sonogram not so much 4/14/11 Core needle biopsy: negative for cancer 5/18/11 Excisional biopsy 1.2 cm tumor, LVI, positive margin; ER+60%,PR+20%,HER2/CEP17 5 6/15/11 BMX: Left DCIS & LH; Right ADH; SNB: 2/3 nodes: 1.4 cm and 1 mm; ALND L1&2: 0/10; Stage IIa, Grade 3 7/14/11 CT/Bone scans NED; MUGA 66% 7/19/11 Biweekly dd AC w/Neulasta; done 8/30/11 9/13/11 Transfusion (Hemoglobin 8.6); MUGA 64% 9/20/11 Start Taxol + Herceptin; Taxol done 12/6/2011; continue Herceptin until 9/4/2012 12/27/11 Radiation - 6 weeks; 2/27/2012 - DONE! Yayyyy! 2/29/12 Start Tamoxifen 20 mg/day; continue until 2/28/17 5/16/12 Start five-years Metformin trial 6/19/12 MUGA 61% 8/21/12 Brain MRI NED (head still hurts, brain still fogged) 9/4/12 Herceptin done! 9/6/12 Port out! 7/11/13 Aricept 5mg for cognitive impairment; increased to 10mg as of 8/23/13; back to 5mg 12/2013 5/2014 Add Namenda 7mg 9/2014 Stop Aricept and Namenda; Neuropsychological evaluation 10/24/14 Start cognitive rehabilitation therapy