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its with sad news i have to tell you Our Caz is not coming home Phililp has just rung me they are moving her in little ward of her own as it will only be mybe today but only few days ,Phililp is going to ring me when its over ,for those of you i pm will you pm me please and i will tell you Phililps wishes ,sorry have to go so upset about this as i know most of you will be
Dutchx

I have pmd you Joyce over this sad news. Poor Philip he will miss her so much. But soon she will be pain free and I am sure that is what we all wish for our lovely friend. <3

What a sad day. Joyce I have pm'd you love.

Will be back tomorrow girls, love and hugs. Mo

Mo have you seen this today? This is an excerpt from the D Exp.

Most experts still agree that the benefits of taking them far outweigh any risks.

But now studies have shown that patients taking simvastatin, particularly at a 40mg dose which is the most commonly prescribed daily amount, suffered more problems if they were also taking the drugs amlodipine and diltiazem.

These are used to treat high blood pressure and chest pain associated with heart disease and they are often prescribed with simvastatin.

The side-effects are those usually associated with statins, including muscle problems such as pain, tenderness, weakness and cramps and more rarely muscle breakdown leading to kidney damage.

These were found to occur more frequently when patients were on both drugs at the same time. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has produced a patient leaflet with the dose recommendation changes.

But patients already taking the drug combination are being advised not to stop their medication but talk to their doctor instead.

The advice suggests that doctors can lower the simvastatin dose because the side-effects are less common on a 20mg dose, or switch them to another statin entirely. An MHRA spokesman said: “We have recently published information on dosing recommendations for simvastatin which were updated due to a small risk of an increase in side-effects when it is used at higher doses in conjunction with amlodipine or diltiazem.

“We have advised that patients continue their treatment and discuss this with their doctor at their next routine appointment”

Judy O’Sullivan, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation said: “We know that side-effects with this drug are dose-related – the higher the dose, the greater the risk of developing muscle pain.

“Because calcium channel blockers slow down the rate at which simvastatin is broken down, the drug levels in the blood stream can be higher.

“Patients taking both simvastatin and a calcium channel blocker should discuss their dose with their GP at their next visit.”




So good job you've had your dose cut, although I don't know if you are on a calcium blocker as well as the statin. :-)
I am on 20mg luckily as I also take amlodopine.

Good grief Ann, thats shocking news.
Fortunately, my doctor changed me over to 20 mg atorvastatin, and I am not on Calcium blockers.
It's surprising how many general practitioners, prescribe medication to patients, and yet know nothing about the side effects.
Thanks for the information though Ann, it's an eye opener. Mo

Probably they didn't know at the time of prescribing Mo, it looks like a recent study.

Hello ladys Phililp called me at 4 this morning our Caz as pass away peaceful and now she is in no pain ,Ann how do i put sticker up for Caz as i dont want it gowing down,i told Philip that im sending the flowersto her resting place when i find out were ,and im going to sent the cheque to Philip for any donations but if he thinks i should send it direct then i will,what sad day for all,i dont know what im going to do without her ,as we always taked on the phone anyway will be back on GR later and thank you everyone
Love Dutchxx

Thank you Joyce for letting us know, the hurting we feel will go away, but we have lovely memories and they will never fade away, we are so fortunate to have known such a lovely lady and friend, take care ,
love and prayers Jean xx

RIP Caz
xxxx

Thanks Joyce, I have PMd you. We are sad to lose our friend but she will always be remembered by us as will Deanna and Daff (what a trio they will make). But it would be selfish of us to want to have prolonged Caz's life for our own benefits as we wouldn't want her to suffer any more. I have never know anyone suffer as much pain and still come back smiling as Caz did. God Bless her, now she is at rest.

It's a sad day for Philip and family and for all Caz's friends on this thread. We shall all miss Caz on here, she was such a lovely lady and friend.

Thinking of Philip and all the family and friends.

Joyce, hope you are not too bad and taking care of yourself.

Speak to you sometime over the weekend.


Love, Sallie.xxx

thank you Sallie have to go to 40th wedding anniversary which neither of us wants to go ,so just show our faces for hour then were off,you know my mind in going round in circles ive pm some peopl twice because i had forgot ,but as long as i make Caz proud thats all that matters and so far not doing to bad just waiting on few replies
Love Dutchxx

So sorry to hear of Caz's sad demise. She will be sadly missed. Rest in peace dear friend.

Has Philip let you know of any more details yet.
I should think he wont know a lot more now till Monday. I sincerely hope that he is coping, and that you are to Joyce.

Sorry girls, we are all feeling so sad at the moment, and have no words to convey how we feel.
So I will say good night god bless. Love to you all. Mo xxx

Dear friend's , I saw the news that Dutch put on the board for Caz .
How sad I feel and yes, she was a lovely lady ,that came across in her posts and it felt like I knew her well
I know how you feel Dutch you were close and you will miss her very much..
Please do take care of your self as we all love to hear from you I think of you often and hope you will keep well .
Thank you for letting us know the sad news.
Love to you and family .
Marie <3

Hello Marie, yes it is such sad news. Caz was a lovely person and she suffered for so long. Although I shall miss her it is good that she no longer suffers. <3

Good morning Ladies i have just spoke to Phililp he is bearing up the best he can ,hes not sure if Caz is still in the hospital or if the undertakers have picked our Caz up he will let me know ,but tomorrow is busy day for him he has alot of thing to sort out ,i told him when she is in the chaple of rest i will send the flowers direct it siaid thats fine i also ask if he wanted me to send him the cheque to him for the cancer research .but he said no you can send it direct to them ,and like i have put on the board i will send everyone copy of what we have collect at the end he thanks each and every one of you ,as i told him about the thread but i also said i wish to god i could be there but i cant travel on my own and believe me when i tell you i hate it i feel as if i have let my best friend down will be on either later or tomorrow
Love Dutchxx

Well my friends i would like to ask you did you object to me asking for your help for Caz well that has been put on Caz thread ,its upset me no end i dont force people if they dont want to give then thats fine ,i just wanted to do our Caz proud am not doing any more and not rejoining GR in Janu sorry lays but the tears are rolling

Joyce, don't worry about it, I think it was well intentioned and you saw my reply. Nobody on this thread will worry about you asking for help. I am sure you have had replies, if people didn't want to they wouldn't reply. You go ahead with what you are doing, Caz would be so pleased.

Thank you Ann i remember the nasty one over Deanna and in the end we deleted ,i dont no why people are like this ,these boards are not the same any more
take care
Love Dutchxx

PM sent Dutch