Caat55 wrote:...side effects of oxi/ xeloda. I had a serious reaction to radiation, xeloda. Skin on checks, inner thighs red, broken done and painful. All healed before surgery, a little flare up after surgery but healed again prior to infusion. Now it is bad again, raw, painful. I am using anti fungus powder, shea butter, cod cream.
Fungal problems often go with excess sugar/starch consumption, along with several nutrient and vitamin deficiencies. We have treated
all chemo (oral pro5FU drug only) related problems with vitamins and nutrients only. Sometimes removing problem "nutrition" like excess sugar/starch and all folic acid (vs natural folates). IV vitamin C + human K2 bolsters 5FU for us, and helps skin (and bone) issues. Ditto mega D3. Folfiri patients have prospered with IV vitamin C + K3 in some clinics; there seems to be less experience with Folfox.
We sidestepped oxi- with other adjuncts, mild off-label pharmaceuticals and natural.
Anyone else experience this? I noticed skin tears, bug bites take longer to heal.
Do I call surgeon, ongologist or dermatologist?
Perhaps check your sugar levels, and review nutrient options with less conventional MDs and oncology-biochemistry oriented NDs. There can be great gaps between conventionality and hard core nutraceutical approaches.