Re: Avastin Trial-Question about Small Bowel Blockage

April 4, 2004

Hi Joe,

No, it doesn't hurt and there is some evidence that it may help in

cancer-think it is a 2 inhibitor or something like that-have

forgotten the details of my original research. My husband was on a

combination of Celebrex/Xeloda which worked for a period of time to

stabilize his disease. There was a somewhat successful study done

on this combination at MD ? in 1999. I had run into the

information on the internet and we talked the Dr into trying it.

But it was amazing that he never had the tingling or cold

sensation AT ALL once he started taking Celebrex during the

oxaliplatin regimen. We were worried about insurance covering it

for cancer,

but they did.

Remaining hopeful,

Annie M

> > FYI, he has had most everything else-Saltz regimen to begin with

> > (they no longer give this as first line, apparently),

oxaliplatin,

> > Celebrex combined with Xeloda, etc. FOR JOE: ask your Dr about

> > Celebrex--it stopped the coldness and tingling " COLD " for my

> husband

> > and the Dr said it couldn't hurt him-only help.

> >

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