Re: Celebrex

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Ora-

Celebrex is a non steroidal anti-inflammatory. It is a new generation

anti-inflammatory that is often prescribed for patients whose stomachs cannot

tolerate most anti-inflammatories.

I am guessing that my pain may have been due to inflammation. I am not

pain-free, but I am doing better.

Christy

[Guest guest]

My point was that since it's function is to stop pain caused by inflammation,

then my vulvodynia must be caused by inflammation.

[Guest guest]

Isn't Celebrex a pain med?. I doubt it cures anything - just stops the pain.

My sister was taking it for what the doctor told her was arthritis but it turned

out that she needed a hip replacement which was getting worse daily because she

was being treated for something else.

Ora

On Sat, 07 Oct 2000 17:35:15 -0400 (EDT), cmloebach@... wrote:

>Hi-

>My pain seems to be getting better and better lately, and the only thing that

>I can attribute it to is the Celebrex I am on for Carpel Tunnel Syndrome.

>

>I am wondering if anyone else is on Celebrex and if it has helped. I wish

>that I could say that I am just getting better.

>

>I may even try chocolate for hte first time in 18 months!

>Christy

>

[Guest guest]

My point was that since it is a strong pain med. it should stop the pain

(anywhere in your body).

Ora

On Sat, 07 Oct 2000 18:47:30 -0400 (EDT), cmloebach@... wrote:

>Ora-

>Celebrex is a non steroidal anti-inflammatory. It is a new generation

>anti-inflammatory that is often prescribed for patients whose stomachs cannot

>tolerate most anti-inflammatories.

>

>I am guessing that my pain may have been due to inflammation. I am not

>pain-free, but I am doing better.

>

>Christy

[Guest guest]

Celebrex also stops pain not caused by inflammation.

Ora

On Sat, 07 Oct 2000 19:42:51 -0400 (EDT), cmloebach@... wrote:

>My point was that since it's function is to stop pain caused by inflammation,

>then my vulvodynia must be caused by inflammation.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi to Christy and all,

I've really enjoyed this thread on Celebrex. I've never taken it before, but

one of my uncles did for his arthritic pain and he did get some relief. But he

did say something that I found interesting when Mom talked to him about being

impatient with it when her dr gave it to her. He told her that in order to get

good results from it (and this works for a lot of other anti-inflammatories b/c

I used to take Relafen at one time for my arthritis) you need to take it every

single day for about 3 weeks. Well, Mom took it for about 2 months and I think

maybe a little longer and she found that it didn't do her much good.

She tried several others and found that the Vioxx is what has worked the best

for her. She takes that for the pain in her left knee that is caused by a tear

of the cartillage in one part of her left knee.

The anti-inflammatory that I'm finding works best for me as far as the bladder

pain that I was having last week and off and on for about 3 months that is

making my dr think that I have IC even though I do think that it's the

endometriosis doing this to me is an NSAID called Ponstel that is sometimes used

to treat arthritis but has also been known to help the cramping that comes with

PMS (it was b/c of PMS that I was introduced to this drug 3 years ago). It has

also helped with some of the vulvar pain even though it seems to be doing more

for my vulvar area.

Has anyone ever tried this drug for their vulvar pain? If so what did you think

of it? If anyone has questions for me about the use of this drug please don't

hesitate to ask.

Also, on a non-vulvodynia note I would just like to say that the funeral service

for my grandma this afternoon went well and we had quite a turn out.

In addition to the cards of sympathy that we've gotten from different family

members and friends my dr and her staff gave me a surprise of their own. They

had a fruit basket as well as a card from all of them sent to me. Seeing that

made me feel really good.

I do hope that all of you are well and I will talk to all of you again later.

Ora how are you holding up these days?

Kristy

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On Sat, 07 Oct 2000 20:57:02 -0700 (PDT), Kristy Sokoloski

wrote:

>

>Ora how are you holding up these days?

>

>Kristy

As a matter of fact I have been doing quite well. I think I am in remission -

hope it lasts a while. I have been using the rice flour whenever I get

irritation from the heat but the weather has cooled down and do not need it very

often lately. I made some A & D cream by mixing a little Longs Dry Skin Cream and

cod liver oil from the capsules. The stuff in the tubes does not work very well

for me. And I am using the Basis soap which really works better for me than the

ivory that I was using before. I only use about twice a week.

Thanks for asking.

Ora

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Ora, I went to the drugstore and they have 3 kinds of basis soap. One has

tree tea oil in it and there are a couple of others. I was wondering if it

matters which one you use. The tree tea oil could help with yeast I imagine.

Thanks, Donna

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Suzy-

Thanks for the info on the Wobenzym. I will definitely look into it. I plan

on going back on guai soon so I will have to be careful that it doesn't block

me.

Thanks for asking about my carpel tunnel. It seems to be getting better

too--I think that celebrex is a wonder drug! My only symptom is occasional

numbness in my fingers.

Christy

[Guest guest]

I am not using the one with tree tea oil - mine is called Basis Sensitive Skin

Bar. When I bought it they only had the one kind.

Some of us have had good success with tree tea oil but I have never tried it.

Ora

On Sun, 08 Oct 2000 14:10:05 -0400 (EDT), White4Art@... wrote:

>Ora, I went to the drugstore and they have 3 kinds of basis soap. One has

>tree tea oil in it and there are a couple of others. I was wondering if it

>matters which one you use. The tree tea oil could help with yeast I imagine.

> Thanks, Donna

[Guest guest]

It's a very strange thing but I used to have migraines but I haven't since I

got I. C. and Vulvodynia. I always feel I have a migraine of the vulva.

Donna

[Guest guest]

> Sometimes I think that doctors get their drug education from

salesmen.

Well, the doctor reads the " common " side effects. But there is always

those " uncommon " or " rare " side effects that less than 2% of people

get. Heaven forbid you fall into that rare 2%!!

I had a side effect to an asthma drug---a pill that came out last year

that was new. Well, I had bruises show up all over my body--I mean

HUGE brusies--I had eye floaters and quite a few other side effects.

None of which were on their common or uncommon list. So of course the

med could " NOT " be the reason he told me!! I went off and it went

away. Went back on and it came back. Ok--to me that is a 100% sign

that IT IS THE MED! Guess what--not to him!!! He said it was not on

his " list " !!! Made me so mad---so I called the drug company that made

it and asked them. They said they had only heard of a couple of

people with that reaction but they always wanted to hear about others

and that my doctor should have informed them as it was a new drug!!

So the newer med sheets now say that " uncommon " can cause hematomas in

sensitive individuals! HOORAY and no thanks to my doctor!! Of course

I don't use it anymore!

I have learned from this that I have to rely on myself and if I don't

feel good about it--I won't take it. I had a pharmacist AND doctor

once tell me that I should continue taking my Septra (sulfa med) for

my UTI even though my windpipe closed up and my skin got welts on it!

They said it didn't sound like an allergic reaction because I have

taken Sulfa all my life with no problems and I didn't have a fever or

severe symptoms of allergy to the med. I tell all my doctor's now

that I AM allergic to Sulfa!! BURNS ME UP!!

Lynn

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>Well, the doctor reads the " common " side effects. But there is always

>those " uncommon " or " rare " side effects that less than 2% of people

>get. Heaven forbid you fall into that rare 2%!!

>

>I had a side effect to an asthma drug---a pill that came out last year

>that was new. Well, I had bruises show up all over my body--I mean

>HUGE brusies--I had eye floaters and quite a few other side effects.

>None of which were on their common or uncommon list. So of course the

>med could " NOT " be the reason he told me!

I had a pharmacist AND doctor

>once tell me that I should continue taking my Septra (sulfa med) for

>my UTI even though my windpipe closed up and my skin got welts on it!

>They said it didn't sound like an allergic reaction because I have

>taken Sulfa all my life with no problems

I guess they don't know that allergic reactions sometimes crop up unexpectedly

after one has used the allergen before. It never happens the first time it is

used.

I had an allergic reaction to Ampicillin after I had used it for years with no

problem.

Ora