RE: Sharon - no other medications

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Hi Sue,

He means any medications that you would have to take every day. Like blood

pressure med, heart med, things like that. At least that is what I assumed

he meant.

After reading all the posts today I can not get over how everyone is so

different and the medication affects everyone so differently. I just got my

results from my PTH test and it was very high so now I have to worry about

that. My Dr. will call me tomorrow. They thought it was Vit. D being low so

they had me on a high dosage but that did not seem to cure the problem. I

have no idea what it means. I have to do some research.

Sharon

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From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sue

Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 7:30 PM

Subject: [ ] Sharon - no other medications

Sharon

That is interesting that your specialist thinks you have done so well

because you are not taking other medication.

Does he mean by other medication being medication that does not interfere

with Glivec

Or

No medication at all.

My own experience is my specialist calls me a " clean-skin " because I am on

no other medication on a daily management regime.

However at times he prescribes different drugs based on side effects at

lower doses to support me or that of antibiotics etc.

I also have a Menieres condition whereby I previously took Serc each day

however since my bloods Hbg

have increased to near normal I have had no vertigo or side effects of

Menieres. (Winter is a trigger for me for hydrops pressure so that

will be a test)

I am on a salt skip program (SSP) of eating - www.saltmatters.org

(Disclaimer here as the gals will have knowledge - chocolate is my downfall

as is cake) so perhaps a part time SSP.

This not only supports my Menieres and Vertigo reactions but also supports

not having to use diurectics for water retention so hence one less drug

with Menieres and one less drug for water retention.

I am putting up with issues for Menopause (they are not that bad) to have

another less drug to interact with glivec.

What are your thoughts

Sue (Aussie)