To Jane P - re Xeloda

Hi Jane -

They have me on 1500 mg is a.m. and 1150 in p.m. They wanted to increase but I started having the foot/hand dryness and some intestinal discomfort (not really severe but enough that they did not want me to be too uncomfortable) so they are leaving at this dosage for now and watching my markers and scans. Since my surgery, they want me to take several rounds of Xeloda for a while to be sure in case there are any active cells stirred up. I am not really sure for how long. I guess that will depend on my markers/scans. Meantime I am on Herceptin weekly, as usual.