|
Thank you all for your posts relating to the diarrhea. I have just completed my third round of Tykerb/Xeloda. I only had diarrhea two days this last round and it was not as intense as it was at the higher dose of Xeloda (3,300 mg). Dropping my dose down to 2,300mg really helped this time. Thanks for the tips too. I keep the immodium AD in my purse for those unexpected times and I now have a prescription for Lomotil which is stronger than the Immodium.
Also my voice for now is back to normal so the tykerb is doing its job.
Again thank you for your support!
God Bless!
Lori
__________________
Aug '03 - diagnosed Stage III, Her 2 +++, ER - , PR-
Oct - Jan '04 - dose dense Taxotere (3 cycles) followed by A/C (5 cycles)
Feb '04 - L. Mastectomy, 15 nodes removed - 8 contained micrometastatic disease
Mar '04 - 4 1/2 weeks radiation
Apr '04 - started herceptin 52 weeks completed May '05
Dec '05 - Stage IV extensive lung mets to right & left lungs
Jan '06 - Xeloda 4 months til progression
Jun '06 - Jan '07 - Herceptin & Pertuzubmab every 3 weeks til progression
Feb '07 - Tykerb/Xeloda
June '07 - Taken off Tykerb/Xeloda protocol as lung mets had progressed and now had brain mets as well. Treated upfront with Gamma Knife Radiosugery for brain mets and started Doxil on 6/26/07.
|