[awjkej]

Hi Ladies,

I haven't posted here in awhile, but someone on breastcancer.org told me that there was a good tykerb/xeloda thread here :-).

I am in my first round of tykerb/xeloda. 3300mg xeloda, 1250mg tykerb. 2 weeks on, 1 week off. I am on my week off of xeloda right now.

I have a rash on my forearms and my chest that itches constatly. I also have, on my face, a rash which is centered on my nose and around my mouth. It is annoying, painful, itchy. The rest of the side effects are there but nothing I can't handle. The rash on my face is quite ugly, but I could deal with it if it didn't hurt so much. I am using the Udderly Smooth Udder cream and am also taking benedryl to help with the itching/pain. This seems to be working alittle bit.

I just spoke with my oncologist and he wants me to be off of tykerb for a few days til I see him this Thursday. He said that we would discuss what to do next at that time.

I have a pretty high tolerance for pain, and don't have pity parties as a rule but for some reason this is overwhelming for me ... ugh! Right now I don't know whether to stick it out for awhile, and see if it clears up, or if I need to be looking at different options.

Thanks for listening,

Anne