Postby justsing » Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:43 pm
Hey Jessica. So glad they got to the bottom of it. I hope they can keep it fine tuned through the last 2 rounds!
My mom had gastroparesis and they bounced back and forth between Reglan and Erythromycin. I don't know if the side effects of the Erythromycin would be a bad combo with the Folfiri, but you could check ask about it. They gave it to her as a liquid which they said would act more locally and stimulate the stomach with fewer systemic side effects.
Here's an article
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/448278Metoclopramide is the generic name for Reglan.
Hope you're feeling OK tonight!!!!
PS - in case the link doesn't work, here's the title of the article:
Erythromycin Accelerates Gastric Emptying in a Dose-Response Manner in Healthy Subjects
justsing, 46
Stage IV
colon resection 12/07
Liver resection 04/08
Phase I vaccine trial
liver, lung LN mets
tried Oxi, Iri and Avastin
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