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jojo · 09-24-2005, 10:56 PM

Linda W,

Let me get this right, as I am not sure what your schedule was exactly with Xeloda. Did you say that after 2 weeks, your skin mets disappeared and you just stopped taking Xeloda, then 4 months later, they recurred??

I am on Xeloda; I just began my 2nd cycle (2 weeks, 1 week off). So far, I have not gotten any side effects. Actually, I am on a lower dosage: 2500mg per day. My onc nurse told me: "I have seen people stay on a lower dose of Xeloda and they

09-24-2005, 10:56 PM	#4
jojo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Francisco Bay Area in California Posts: 176	Linda W, Let me get this right, as I am not sure what your schedule was exactly with Xeloda. Did you say that after 2 weeks, your skin mets disappeared and you just stopped taking Xeloda, then 4 months later, they recurred?? I am on Xeloda; I just began my 2nd cycle (2 weeks, 1 week off). So far, I have not gotten any side effects. Actually, I am on a lower dosage: 2500mg per day. My onc nurse told me: "I have seen people stay on a lower dose of Xeloda and they __________________ *Blessings & Peace,* ~jojo~ 1st Dx: May '03 at age 35 Stage 3b 6cm IDC tumor 17/18 + nodes Neoadjuvant: 4x A/C dose dense; 12x weekly Taxol & weekly Herceptin Left Mastectomy: Nov '03 27x Rads Stage 4 since June '04 Still on maintenance Herceptin since the very beginning Currently on Abraxane (3 weeks / 1 week off)