I have nothing against vegetarians, but I only eat grass-fed meat which gives you the benefit of the good stuff the animals are eating. I’m not giving up meat, just making sure I only eat well-sourced meat. Also not giving up alcohol.

Yes, I have red, blistery feet from the Xeloda. It hurts to walk around. It didn’t manifest itself until cycle 4 or 5. Hopefully now that I’m done it will go away eventually.

My understanding is that there are two differences between Xeloda and 5FU: 1) Xeloda has more GI effects 2) 5FU gets more quickly into your bloodstream. The advantage of Xeloda is that it’s pills over a pump. My onc said he didn’t see much difference in outcomes between the two, at least in my case....

Thank you so much! I certainly will celebrate.

Today is my last day of Xeloda pills! Tomorrow I see the doctor for my medical clearance for my reversal surgery. Going to celebrate by having a beer tonight!

My hands are fine. Sometimes I lose my grip and drop things, but I often wonder if I’ve always done that and just never noticed it until now. I don’t have any numbness or tingling. My feet are still recovering - they get red and angry and blistery and occasionally tingly if I stress them too much. I...

My blood pressure was pretty low in the weeks following LAR surgery. I was told to eat and drink salt and electrolytes. I’ve gotten my blood pressure back up to normal.

I think it has more to do with the swelling of the small intestine caused by the operation, which goes down over time.

My voice got really raspy right after Oxi, and I continue to get a dry throat after talking too much. I’m on my last day of Xeloda and it’s still an issue. I’ve been using a lot of cough drops. This is definitely a side effect - don’t worry about lung mets.

I had to switch to convex wafers as well. I have lots of flat ones to give away. Nobody told me to use convex until I finally saw a competent stoma nurse.

rp1954, can you tell me how your wife takes curcumin? Is it in pill or powder form? I am planning to start taking it but want to make sure it has maximum effectiveness. I think I read on another board how to do this, but it was a bit confusing.

We are all three identical sisters. I should look into case studies.

How much time have you taken off work? Has it mainly been to stabilize any bowel issues? I am nervous because my reversal is on March 12, and I have only requested one week off. Should I stay home the second week? I have a key hire to make and need to do some interviews, but am anxious that I won’t ...

I had my last dosage dropped to 50% because of fatigue and some neuropathy. My onc was even open to cancelling it because it was the last one.

I never drank or drink diet soda, but I'm sure there were environmental and food factors that played into my diagnosis, combined with an unlucky random mutation. I mentioned on a previous thread that I have lived with one of my triplet sisters for the last decade, and we have essentially had a simil...