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Glynnis
4 years agoMember
Capecitabine
Hi everyone, I’ve been on the kisqali/letrozole mix of medications since April 2019, they are starting to not fully work now so they are putting me Capecitabine (chemotherapy) tablets, is anyone else ...
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Anonymous
4 years agoNot applicable
I was on Capecitabine for 5 months; just swapped over to Trodelvy as I have TNBC which has spread to bones. I found Capecitabine slightly better side effects than previous IV chemo 4.5 years ago. I initially had dry mouth but that went away; a bit of fatigue, but nothing like previous chemo. Worst side effect is what has already been highlighted- hand/foot syndrome. My feet got really hot, felt tender to walk on, tried lots of different creams. I found Dermal Therapy with urea the most soothing. Only thing that really fixed the side effect of blistering/ peeling feet was to lower dose. I started at 3250 mg / day and end up at 2200mg which seemed tolerable. It did help reduce my tumour markers, but I have now swapped to new chemo more targeted for TNBC….. but harsher side effects 😰
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