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Hi Jakki,
Glad you found this site. There is a lot of lovely ladies here who are more than to willing to help out on questions we may have. They're all great!
I started Tykerb/Xeloda 2 wks ago. The only side effect I have (& could just be the cancer) is fatigue. Just saw the doc yesterday and he says the hand-foot syndrome is still a possibility. He told me to never go bare foot & always wear comfortable shoes, apply moisturizer (Uddery Smooth, Bag balm, ect...)to hands and feet several times daily (even at bedtime), take 50mg of vitamin B6 daily, avoid the following- tight fitting shoes, sudden stopping and turning with the feet (such as tennis, basketball ect...)and prolonged heat to feet & hands.
Hope this helps.
Take care,
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Sept. 2003- 5cm tumor in left breast Her2+ Er- Pr- grade 3,
Mastectomy & 11 nodes removed, all negative.
4 rounds A/C + 12 wky Taxol
25 rads
Dec 2006- recurrence Stage IV (diagnosed 3 days before Christmas!) Lymph nodes in chest, liver, 3 ribs
January 2007- 3 tri wkly rounds of Taxol/Herceptin
Response to lymph nodes in chest, but several more bone mets (skull, shoulders, more ribs, femur, several on spine), liver tumors still growing.
March 2007- 8 wkly rounds of Navelbine/Herceptin/ every 4th wk Zometa
Lymph nodes in chest look great, but more bone mets (of course!), Clavicles, hips, and sacrum (above tail bone) to add to the list. Liver mets still growing.
June 5- started Tykerb/Xeloda
Aug 14- Scans are showing great progress! Tumor shrinkage and bones are healing!
Nov 21 CT scan shows tumor growth in liver & bones next Doc appt on 11-27
Dire need of a lot of prayers and a miracle.
Stay at home mom, 5 yr old girl & 8 yr old boy.
Wife of loving husband
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