[LoriG]

Thanks, Ellie!

Liz, The T/X combo is very tolerable. My biggest definite side effect is the little cuts I get on the ends of my fingers...very annoying but in the grand scheme of things not a big deal. I have been fortunate to not have any diarrhea and only a brief episode of the rash. Last week I had 2-3 days of constant and very disturbing palpitations (premature ventricular contractions on EKG). This bought me a CT of my chest to rule out pulmonary embolus. Luckily it was normal...no PE, no fluid in my lungs, no signs of lung mets. I see my onc this week and will likely need an echo to look for a chemo-induced cardiomyopathy. I also read xeloda can causes arrythmia issues. I am off the xeloda this week and the palpitations have resolved. I am really hoping the xeloda is not the cause because it is working , and I don't want to stop it! As for the blurred/double vision I think I will be requesting a brain MRI. My near vision as gone to total h*ll. I had some blurry vision issues with Taxol but nothing like this.

I hope you do well on this combo! Thanks for your response!