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Old 07-11-2011, 10:30 AM   #25
KristinSchwick
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Re: Something that seems to work for diarrhea

So I'm all confused about the dosing of Tykerb and Xeloda, my doc started me on what he called a heafty/aggressive dose- 1250 mg Tykerb and 2000mg Xeloda in the am and 1500 mg of Xeloda in the pm. But I've been suffering with side effects so we're trying to decrease the dose to a less symptomatic dose.
Anyway, I think and correct me if I'm wrong, but the actual mg/person depends on the body mass of the individual. So I may not need as much mg as a person, who weighs say, 200 lbs. Am I right?
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Aug 2010: diagnosed stage 3b, 4 mo. after birth of son. 29 yrs old and breastfeeding, ER/PR-, Her-2+ started Neoadjuvant therapy: 4x FEC, 10x abraxane & Herceptin
Feb 2011: L mx with recon. Path. showed only DCIS but 4/10+ nodes.
March 2011: 6 wks rads.
Mother passed, lower back pain.
Late May 2011: Bone mets but organs clear; Tykerb, Xeloda, Xgeva. Stopped Herceptin. Implant infected: removed implant.
October 2011: Bone progression; Gemzar and Carboplatin & restarted Herceptin.
Jan 2012: Progression, re-classified as ER+; Tykerb, Herceptin, Zoladex & Femara. Anti-E is working!
May 2012: ovaries out, markers stable but elevated. Cont. Herceptin, Tykerb, Xgeva & Femara.
Dec 2012: aromasin
Jan 2013: faslodex, herceptin, tykerb
Jun: Kadcyla
Aug: Rads to hip, then Perjeta, Herceptin & Taxotere
Nov 2013: Perjeta, Herceptin, Halaven
Early 2014: Affinitor, Aromasin, Perjeta, Herceptin.
June 2014: Estradiol, Perjeta, Herceptin
Aug 14: Tamoxofin, H & P
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