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----------------------------------------------------------- From: nedaTN Message 4 in Discussion Thanks. I'm sure you'll understand this but I just hate it when you can't get thru one thing before something else creeps up. Or in this case Blindsides you. I feel bad for him. I feel bad for me. But we will both take a deep breath and be thankful for the wonderful doctors who take such good care of him. I really feel they care. And that's very important to me. I have a week off from work in 5 more weeks so hopefully all this will be overwith by then and we can just settle back and enjoy the time together. As for the insurance, I know the pharmacist was just trying to look out for Bill in bringing the possible interaction to the dr's attention but his headaches have gotten so severe when he doesn't have the sandostatin. He is taking the quick acting stuff. His Somavert is doing it's job for the IGF-1 levels so he will only need the sandostatin as needed for the heachaches. I feel bad because looking back he's had these headaches off and on for at least the last year and I didn't catch on. We just figured a headache was a headache. He'd go to sleep for 8-12 hrs and typically feel better. But then a couple of weeks ago he developed a headache that did not go away, sleep or no sleep and it last for 2 1/2 weeks. He called the endo after about 2 weeks and he asked if we had any narcotics. We did so he advised Bill to take one and see what happens. It took it down but not away. So he had a regular visit scheduled and we went in and he just happened to have 10 samples of sandostatin on hand and he gave Bill a shot and 10 mins later the headache was gone. The endo knew Bill was on Risperdal but had no clue that the 2 meds could potentially interact. I think when the endo realized they could it really shook him up. I don't blame him at all. With all the meds Bill's on (14 now) it's very difficult to know how everything will interact. Luckily the pharmacist caught it and nothing bad happened. At current rate he will probably need 2 shots every 3 days for the headaches. Not alot in the grand scheme of things. Sorry if I'm rambling. I guess I am still a bit mentally tired. On top of everything else he's still fighting off a bit of chest congestion from his recent cold. ACK! ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/PituitaryChat/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
