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@garyr443 The last line of your reply to me was very rude and I quote: “ I appreciate that you are only trying to maintain some caution but you need to actually read what I have written so that you'll know what you are talking about.”

Gary, that works both ways. Apparently you misread my reply that was clearly addressed and directed to @lorieliebrock regarding the cranberry juice for high blood pressure.
Here is the link. If you take a gander, you’ll note that your name isn’t mentioned even one time in my reply: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1605451/

Having had a bone marrow transplant (BMT) myself at Mayo, I can speak with absolute certainty that there are foods, juices, natural supplements which are to be avoided during treatment. While they may not pose an issue to general population, having a transplant is a rigorous undertaking involving a regimen of drugs that have to work in harmony and level of predictability.

The entire BMT process is challenging and traumatic to the body and organs. So our doctors and team pharmacists, need to know exactly what we’re consuming which could potentially cause a contraindication with the preconditioning chemo and post transplant meds we take during our transplant journey. Even juices, though food, when used for therapeutic purposes can be considered a supplement.
So I’m not going to quibble with you about this.

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@loribmt my apologies, Lori. Your name is similar to loreliebrock's, so I probably confused you with her. That would explain your reference to a bone marrow transplant, but then, your message was clearly addressed to me. I assure you I am not having any transplants of any kind, let alone bone marrow. My name was certainly at the top of your message, otherwise, how did I receive it?

That said, I am not arguing with you about using cranberry juice during any treatments. I made it clear, in multiple messages, that I would not be using the cranberry juice until after I stopped using the Lisinopril and the Hydroxyurea, for exactly the reasons you gave.

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So if you don't mind saying --the outcome of the BMT?? Best outcome, I hope.