Postby bud » Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:49 am
I guess you have to weigh the benefits against the possible side effects; no one will know how the drug will affect you if you don't use it, and you can always quit it if side effects are intoerable.
Unfortunately the question is always a difficult one, and ultimately we are the only one who can decide, and the consequences are always ours.
Arm yourself with as much information as possible-(which you are doing) and go forward. You'll never know if you don't.
I've had elevated BP, dry skin, runny nose, joint aches, etc. and I'm presently on a vacation from the drug until these things resolve. I've been on and off it twice, and it has stopped the growth of my tumors. I take it with Panitumumab, which produces a rash. It's not a cure, but then what is?
bud