Postby Beckster » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:13 pm
HappyNao wrote:So they're recommending 6 months of xeloda. I'm told it confers about a 2% reduction in recurrence rate in people with cancer like mine.
The only side effect that really makes me nervous is the hand foot thing, one thing I read said to avoid tub baths (I was really hoping be able to use my hot tub again!!) and activities like jogging and long walks, both of which I usually do several times a week.
Other downside is I'll have to wait to have the ileostomy reversed, which of course I can live with, but I was secretly hoping to be done with it sooner rather than later.
Any thoughts from folks who've done it are greatly appreciated!
I did 6 months od Xeloda for Stage IIA colon cancer. It is doable...I took baths every night. i did have hand/foot that developed after the 3rd cycle, but when my onc lowered the regiment, it subsided. Your hands and feet will darken, but it will go away when you are done. Drink plenty of water and avoid too much sun. Other than that, I found that eating numerous times a day avoided nausea. Also, take little naps. I fundtioned normally and no one knew that I was on chemo...
Beckster
57/F
DX:(CC) 10/19/16
11/4/16- Lap right hemi(cecum)
CEA- Pre Op (1.9), Pre Chemo (2.5)
Type: Adenocarcinoma
Tumor size:3.5 cm x 2.5 x 0.7 cm
Grade: G3
TNM: T3N0M0/IIA
LN: 0/24
LVI present
Surgical margins: clear
MSS
12/27/2016 - Capeox, anaphylactic
1/2/17 to 6/9/17- Xeloda
6/17,12/17,6/18,12/18,6/19,12/19,12/20,12/21 CT Scan NED
CEA- 6/17-
3.6, 9/17-
2.8 12/17-
2.8, 3/18-
3.1, 6/18-
3.0, 9/18
2.8, 12/18
2.5 3/19
3.1 6/19
3.1 9/19
2.6 12/19
2.8 6/20
3.0 12/20
2.7 6/21
2.9,[color=#000000]12/21 2.7[/color]
Clear Colonoscopy 10/17, 11/19,11/21