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Sherryg683 · 08-13-2009, 08:19 PM

Ewww Xeloda..that stuff was ruff on me. My hands and feet were like burned meat. Standard dose is 2 weeks on /1 off. I also had to take a lower dose later on . I started having the hand foot thing around my 3rd round. It worked for me though. sherryg

08-13-2009, 08:19 PM	#4
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	Re: Xyloda protocol Ewww Xeloda..that stuff was ruff on me. My hands and feet were like burned meat. Standard dose is 2 weeks on /1 off. I also had to take a lower dose later on . I started having the hand foot thing around my 3rd round. It worked for me though. sherryg __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!