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Daisypink · 06-19-2007, 02:22 PM

Hi

I'm Jakki and i'm new to these boards. I live in England and i'm 33 years old.

I'm due to start a new trial over here for Tykerb/xeloda and wondered if any of you knowledgeable ladies will be able to offer me any advice and tips on how to cope with any side effects i can expect with the above.

It is difficult to get any info over here in England as the drug is not yet licensed.

Its so good for me to be able to read the encouraging results it is producing with you ladies over there in the U.S.

thanks for taking the time to read my post.

Jakki
xx

06-19-2007, 02:22 PM	#1
Daisypink Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Staffordshire, England Posts: 22	Tykerb/Xeloda in England Hi I'm Jakki and i'm new to these boards. I live in England and i'm 33 years old. I'm due to start a new trial over here for Tykerb/xeloda and wondered if any of you knowledgeable ladies will be able to offer me any advice and tips on how to cope with any side effects i can expect with the above. It is difficult to get any info over here in England as the drug is not yet licensed. Its so good for me to be able to read the encouraging results it is producing with you ladies over there in the U.S. thanks for taking the time to read my post. Jakki xx __________________ *Jakki* -xx- DX May 2005 grade 3 IDC - partial mastectomy/immediate LD Recon. 0 /20 lymph nodes affected Er+PR+HER2- E-CMF chemo July 05 - Feb 06, 33 x rads. Tamoxifen June 06 - Regional Reccurrence - supraclavicular lymph nodes, HER2+. Taxotere chemo Aug 06 - Dec 06, 25 x rads, Arimidex, zoladex, Herceptin. Feb 07 - further supraclavicular progression, re-staging tests. April 07 - Lung mets DX, oncologist trying to get me on Tykerb & xeloda on LEAP trial. June 07 - Lung mets doubled in size, 3 new tumours and one in my back - commenced Tykerb/Xeloda - Zoladex & Arimidex stopped. September 07 - Tykerb/Xeloda failed.. lung mets still growing and more new ones October 2007 - Commenced Vinorelbine and back on Herceptin again.. March 2008 - New Scans reveal lung mets still progressing, now have 3cm Liver Met and Bone Met to Sternum - looking for a new clinical trial...