Maybe there is a brave CC member, with good phone skills, willing to call the listed phone #. Mobile;+1-302-469-1660..

paul, I have a similar diagnosis as you, stage 2A rectal cancer. I am almost 1/2 way through the adjuvant treatment phase, taking 3 500mg Xeloda both AM and PM. I haven't had an issue with hand and food syndrome as of yet. Sometimes it seems like I plan my day around hydrating, exercise and moisturi...

Cindi, I was thinking about your issue and realized I could have been a little more helpful. Is it possible that your dizziness is caused by lack of potassium or magnesium? Chemo can cause the bodies electrolyte balance to be off, and that could lead to dizziness. I know I get a weekly blood test, a...

Good luck Dana, keep us posted.

I can't comment on your side effects, other than the hair thinning, but I did want to mention that I appreciate your handle. When I get up in the morning, DH, often comments that my hair looks like Cindy Lou Who. ha Good luck with your treatment, hopefully the side effects will be temporary.

I've always been a contrarian, and as such, I voted for option #2.

Good luck.

Voxx66 wrote:Good lord I agree with CRguy. I think the Colon Club is a very useful thing and would likely welcome the donation. That would be my choice.

Mine as well.

Thinking of you Marco, and hoping you are having a good day.

I'm on Xeloda, and have had a couple of instances where I have noticed blood coming from the stoma, or collecting in the bag. Discussed it with Dr. B, my oncologist, and also Dr. S, my surgeon. The consensus was that Xeloda can be hard on the lining of the digestive tract. I was advised to limit my ...

Hoping for the best, Alan.

One thing about using tap water for enemas that could be a concern, is if your water is heavily chlorinated it could be irritating to the area.

drw, I have no idea if this is related to your pain or not, but flagyl is kind of a nasty anti-biotic. It wipes out most bacteria in the gut, including the good ones. Are you taking a pro-biotic as well?

I've noticed that the inboxes are a little small here as well.

Since I've been diagnosed my viewing habits have changed. So far, I've seen Frozen 5 times, Butterflies Are Free, 3 times, My Friend Totoro twice, and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir twice also. Not to mention haw many Sponge Bob episodes I've seen. Peanut Jr. just loves those.