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doh2pa · 08-09-2007, 10:14 AM

Hi Brenda,

Thanks for posting this list, very useful.

I too have had a few moments where I couldn't remember if I took my Xeloda. I'd like to blame it on chemo brain, but who knows. Anyway, early on I started using this little trick. Everytime I take my pills (tykerb or xeloda), I turn the pill bottle upside down. Then I know that I took it. Now hours later I have to remember to turn them right side up again for the next time - a gargantuan feat for the memory challenged - but so far it's worked. Before this little trick I used to count pills but that got old real fast!

Take care,

08-09-2007, 10:14 AM	#4
doh2pa Deceased Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chadds Ford, Pa Posts: 206	Hi Brenda, Thanks for posting this list, very useful. I too have had a few moments where I couldn't remember if I took my Xeloda. I'd like to blame it on chemo brain, but who knows. Anyway, early on I started using this little trick. Everytime I take my pills (tykerb or xeloda), I turn the pill bottle upside down. Then I know that I took it. Now hours later I have to remember to turn them right side up again for the next time - a gargantuan feat for the memory challenged - but so far it's worked. Before this little trick I used to count pills but that got old real fast! Take care, __________________ Donna Diagnosed 2/04 - Invasive ductal - no clean margins node negative - er+pr+, her2++ Mastectomy 4/04 - 4 rounds AC 9/05 - mets to liver treated with carbo/ixabipelone/herceptin 3/06 - complete remission 9/06 - new liver mets, starting Taxotere/Herceptin 1/07 -Liver mets stable, staying on Herceptin 5/07 - Liver, lung progression - starting T/X 12/07 - Liver, lung progression - starting weekly Navilbene/Herceptin 4/08 - Liver progression - started Abraxane, Carbo, Tykerb and Herceptin 7/08 - Liver Progression - started Gemzar, Avastin and Tykerb 10/08 - Liver progression - starting Doxil