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07-28-2005, 07:28 PM

Hi Lisa

I was on Gemzar with xeloda for about a year. For me, it was a miracle drug and brought me back from the brink. It was not one of the easier chemos though. The fatigue was rough and I don't usually get nauseated but needed nausea meds for gemzar. It did drop my platelets but never to the point where I had to hold a dose . We started reducing the dose about 9 months in because I was so tired and I sort of wonder if that's why it stopped working.
I hope it works as well for you as it did for me.

One more thing, my skin was very sensitive to the sun on it. I developed lots of freckles which I never had before!

best of luck!

07-28-2005, 07:28 PM	#2
rosie Guest Posts: n/a	Hi Lisa I was on Gemzar with xeloda for about a year. For me, it was a miracle drug and brought me back from the brink. It was not one of the easier chemos though. The fatigue was rough and I don't usually get nauseated but needed nausea meds for gemzar. It did drop my platelets but never to the point where I had to hold a dose . We started reducing the dose about 9 months in because I was so tired and I sort of wonder if that's why it stopped working. I hope it works as well for you as it did for me. One more thing, my skin was very sensitive to the sun on it. I developed lots of freckles which I never had before! best of luck!