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yankeebikachic · 01-23-2010, 04:45 PM

My face chest and back had reacted to the tykerb/xeloda. I continued on with mine though, my onc just gave me some creme and actually, after a while I just got used to it. When I dropped the X and kept going with ty, I did get better. It is not so much on the face as before, chest is much better and back is too. I'm on 5 pills daily.
Beth

01-23-2010, 04:45 PM	#4
yankeebikachic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Durham NC Posts: 73	Re: Tykerb Only My face chest and back had reacted to the tykerb/xeloda. I continued on with mine though, my onc just gave me some creme and actually, after a while I just got used to it. When I dropped the X and kept going with ty, I did get better. It is not so much on the face as before, chest is much better and back is too. I'm on 5 pills daily. Beth __________________ 4/06 Found small lump, biopsy + at 34 yrs. 5/06 Diagnosed IIIC, lumpectomy, 11/11 nodes HER2+ 6/06 port placed. 4 Ad/Cyt and 4 Tax. 11/06 bilateral mastectomy 12/06 begin Rads 1/07 Finished Rad-started H, weekly for one year. 1/08. Finished H, scan showed activity in nodes, Doc says 'not to worry about it' and sends me on my way. 7/08 Scan shows numerous involvement in armpit, also large active nodes in supr. clav. Doctor refused to give me HER2 meds. 8/08 fired doctor, found another. Started Tykerb/Xeloda. After one round, nodes are shrunk and normal sized! 12/08 NED continue Ty/X 3/09, 6/09, 9/09, 11/09, all scans show NED Dropping X, continue Tykerb As of 6/10, 3/11 still negative, continuing Tykerb...