@megan123 Hi Jennifer, I'm sorry about the stomach cramping coming so late in the game (after 10 months on "the Big 3"). I just want to let you know that I experience painful stomach cramps with the Big 3, but only sporadically. I've tried lots of experimental protocols to get around the cramping (what I eat, when I eat, how much I eat, enzymes, probiotics, etc.). I still get the painful cramping every now and then. It's disturbing and it keeps me from wanting to schedule any social or work commitments on the medicine days, but in my mind it's just how my body sometimes reacts. Certainly everyone has a slightly different reaction to the drugs, but I wanted you to know the cramping is a pretty common reaction in me, and sometimes it doesn't occur at all. I hope you'll discuss it with your docs, and follow up if necessary (just in case something else is going on).
I'm not as much bothered by the occasional cramping as I am by the rare but persistent coughing up of blood. When it happens, I have a very emotional reaction: terror. I'd love to hear how other people who occasionally have a show of blood handle this experience.