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MJsHusband · 06-14-2012, 04:44 PM

MJ is having trouble tolerating the Xeloda today on the 3rd day of her fourth(and last) 2-week cycle. She didn't have very many issues with the other chemo treatments she's been on (besides hair loss). I don't know why Xeloda is so rough on her. She's definitely not a candidate for long-term Xeloda/Tykerb treatment. "If" she can get through these next two weeks taking the Xeloda, we are going to push for getting Tykerb/Herceptin. Even though Herceptin stopped working before, so many have said it could work again in combination with other drugs, due to a synergistic effect.

I will encourage an MRI with the CT/Pet scans in September. Do you know if there is a very long time period between brain mets appearing and when they cause symptoms? I would think it would be a short period of time. Is this an incorrect assumption?

Thanks again for all your comments. They are invaluable.

Greg

06-14-2012, 04:44 PM	#28
MJsHusband Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 87	Re: Dizziness Question MJ is having trouble tolerating the Xeloda today on the 3rd day of her fourth(and last) 2-week cycle. She didn't have very many issues with the other chemo treatments she's been on (besides hair loss). I don't know why Xeloda is so rough on her. She's definitely not a candidate for long-term Xeloda/Tykerb treatment. "If" she can get through these next two weeks taking the Xeloda, we are going to push for getting Tykerb/Herceptin. Even though Herceptin stopped working before, so many have said it could work again in combination with other drugs, due to a synergistic effect. I will encourage an MRI with the CT/Pet scans in September. Do you know if there is a very long time period between brain mets appearing and when they cause symptoms? I would think it would be a short period of time. Is this an incorrect assumption? Thanks again for all your comments. They are invaluable. Greg __________________ 08/10 ~ Dx IBC, Her2+++ ER-/PR- Stage 4, mets to liver. Age 43. 08/10 ~ Began 12 weeks of Taxetere/Carboplatin/Herceptin tx [10/10 ~ Scans show liver lesions are gone. NED! 11/10 ~ Ended chemo. Herceptin-only tx 01/11 ~ Mastectomy 03/11 ~ Radiation 07/11 ~ Reconstructive surgery 10/11 ~ PET/CT shows NED :) 01/12 ~ Malignant tumors found in uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes and lymph nodes. Dx as endometrial cancer. Stage III2c 02/12 ~Hysterectomy(all tumors removed). Back to NED. 02/12 ~ Final Herceptin treatment. 03/12 ~ Began Cisplatin/Adriamycin tx for endometrial cancer. 03/12 ~ Tumors dx her2 metastisis, not entdometrial cancer. Back to BC tx. 03/12 ~ CT scan shows NED. :) 04/12/~ Began Tykerb/Xeloda. 06/12 ~ Ended Xeloda. Continuing Tykerb. Still NED. 09/12 ~ PET/CT scans show NED. : ) 04/13 ~ Rash on original breast biopsied as cancer. 05/13 ~ Surgery to remove skin and tissue around rash. Continue Tykerb. 06/13 ~ PET/CT scans show NED : ) 11/13 ~ Jaundice eyes and skin. CT scan show mets to liver as well as peritoneal carcinomatosis with malignant ascites. Began Abraxane/Herceptin tx. 02/14 ~ CT scan shows NED. :)