Woohoo. Hubby’s markers are down heaps this week!! The first couple of blood tests had them going up 50-80 points a time .... first time they are lowering! The Lower dose tablets had him MUCH happier in himself and not as exhausted after his previous treatment.
His angry red, peeling Feet are still an issue tho
His next PET scan will be after next treatment now, not this one. He Didn’t put himself to bed at all after the last treatment and is bright and bushy tailed this morning. The Onc is very happy with his progress! So it looks like we’ve got the dose ‘right’ for his quality of life, yet hopefully containing the cancer.
He Started the oral chemo again today (for 2 weeks) after the infusion yesterday ... he had 4 days ‘off the tablets’ last treatment after the infusion .. so if he gets fatigued/zonked/not happy again, we’ll know to cut that back again.
I am just so very happy with how things are going just now.
Has anyone else had hand/feet syndrome from chemo, where the skin gets very red and inflamed, thickens and then peels (his whole sole of his foot has peeled, so now needs to toughen up again ...). We’ve tried various creams (NS21 was terrific initially on the skin and the NS8 Heel Balm was great for his heels and soles) and am now trying Moogoo full cream moisturiser ... but I am wondering what’s worked for you? This will be an ongoing problem with the Capecitabine tablets ... I may even start a new thread just on this subject as I am sure there will be plenty of members suffering from it!
take care, stay well xx
