Postby NHMike » Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:28 pm
Caat55 wrote:The Xeloda for Adjuvant is 4,000 units (mg I assume). The Neo-Adjuvant was 3,500. I also had weekends off on Neo-Adjuvant. That additional 500 mg makes a difference.
Mike,
What do you mean the additional 500 mg makes a difference? In what way?
I have decided to go with the oral Xeloda, after hearing the process with the 5 FU. Longer time at infusion center, more frequent visits, idea of being hooked up to a bottle of chemo for two additional days.
Susan[/quote]
There's a video of me playing tennis on YouTube on the next to last day of Xeloda and Radiation. You wouldn't think that I was on chemo or radiation in watching the video. I have arthritic feelings in my hands right now that I think are from the Xeloda and I'm guessing that it's the hands and feet syndrome that people talk about. I know what osteoarthritis feels like because I've had it in my knees in the past. Fortunately, shoe technology has improved so that it's much less of a problem now. So I will talk about dropping the dose on the Xeloda with the oncologist tomorrow. I only have 500 MG pills but we could go with 4 in the morning and 3 in the evening for 3,500.
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7/17-9/17: Xeloda radiation
7/5: CEA 2.7; 8/16: 1.9; 11/30: 0.6; 12/20 1.4; 1/10 1.8; 1/31 2.2; 2/28 2.6; 4/10 2.8; 5/1 2.8; 5/29 3.2; 7/13 4.5; 8/9 2.8, 2/12 1.2
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