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Taxsus stent and metallic taste in mouth, bottom lip swelling

Taxsus stent and metallic taste in mouth, bottom lip swelling

I had a taxsus stent inserterted 2-22-07, prior to this stent i had a cypher stent deployed in the same artery-the LAD-my cypher stent was occluded 90%-proximal,also within the stent-they  placed the new stent thru the cypher stent for the entire portion of the LAD- After my first stent 2 1/2 years ago I could tell a big difference, I never knew how bad I felt until I felt good again. This time I don't feel much different-still having digestive problems-feel full after eating a small amount of food. I guess what I am really writing about is for the last three weeks I have had a terrible metallic taste in my mouth, food does not taste good and most of the liquids I drink have little flavor- Has anybody else had these symptoms with the Taxsus stent ? I know the medicine that coats the stent is not suppose to be absorbed systemically but the drug that coates the stent is a chemo drug and one of the side effects of that chemo is a metallic taste. I know I am not imagining this sx-  thanks for listening- Franners

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