Melissa, the skin mets were very visualable on my chest (the oncologist took a picture at time I started treatment) during the first cycle (2 wks of xeloda) I knew it was working. At the 9th. day I had severe diarrhea so stopped the xeloda for 12 days and decreased the dose. My skin mets still continued to disappear even though I was not taking the xeloda with the Tykerb. I wonder what the Tykerb would do without the xeloda? I have to be careful what I eat because my mouth is very sensitive. I am unable to eat tomatoes, apples, apples sauce oranges, drink orange juice apple juice, grape juice most any fruits is out. No Pasta with tomatoe sauce or pizza. Makes it hard if I want to go out to eat-no salads or raw vegies. Soft foods are best-no hot spices. Sounds rough but still better then the hard core chemo-taxol. I hope this helps. I think you will do well. hugs, Sandy
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Dx. 03/01, Rt. IBC
AC/Taxatere
Rt. MRM-with graft Lt. simple
5 rads-skin mets
Herceptin, taxol, carboplatin (taxol seem to be the magic drug)
Navelbine & xeloda (did not work)
topical miltex for skin mets
Tykerb/xeloda
thoracentesis x 2 left lung fluid shows cancer cells
Port removal (4 years) with power port replacement
Doxil
Updated 05-07 Scans show no bone or organ involvement we shall see!
I shall not pass this way again. Any good I can do or any kindness that I can show let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again.
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