re: Stomach Pain and Vioxx

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Fay,

Glad you went and found out what the problem was. About the Vioxx, I went to

my PCP Friday, and she said the same thing, that since it was working for me it

is a good med and the occasions of problems are very rare. She recommends

continuing on it since I was feeling so bad without it. She says it would be OK

to try every other day and if that works for me that would be fine. She says

she is confident, especially since we are checking the blood work every 6 months

because of GBS, she would see a change in certain things before a major upset

occured.

Take care.

H.

original message:

Message: 13

Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:30:08 EDT

From: fbayuk@...

Subject: Re: Stomach Pain

He also said, he gives patients with ulcers VIOXX, they take it with food and

prevacid and it does not irritate their ulcer. He said not worry about it.

Docs are just afraid of being sued. There are people who will not do well but

that is so small a sample, that he will continue to prescribe it.