goodbye xeloda hullo to navelbine
Hi to everyone, just thought I would drop by and say that after 34 months of xeloda its time for a change, I had scans last week and went back to my oncologist yesterday, he had been discussing with m...
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Hi @Lisa1407,
Thanks for the info,I will mention to my oncologist, he has also mentioned to me about a trial that is being conducted of which he is a part of so will see where that goes, in the very early days of xeloda, yes, I did have the same as you crippling bowel spasms and diarrhoea, however I either got used to it or it got it bit better over the 34 months that I was on it, so I am on my last week of no chemo and feels a bit strange, I still feel very physically tired, but the heat could have something to do with that, I will keep you posted on the effects of my new chemo drug, guess it will be at least 2 weeks before I really know how it effects me, cancer, the gift that keeps on giving!!!!, no one can say we are not triers or pioneers, my friends say to me, they dont know how I do it and that they could nt do what I do and say yes, you could, you have no choice and you dont know how much strength you have until you are tested!!
wendy55
Thanks for the info,I will mention to my oncologist, he has also mentioned to me about a trial that is being conducted of which he is a part of so will see where that goes, in the very early days of xeloda, yes, I did have the same as you crippling bowel spasms and diarrhoea, however I either got used to it or it got it bit better over the 34 months that I was on it, so I am on my last week of no chemo and feels a bit strange, I still feel very physically tired, but the heat could have something to do with that, I will keep you posted on the effects of my new chemo drug, guess it will be at least 2 weeks before I really know how it effects me, cancer, the gift that keeps on giving!!!!, no one can say we are not triers or pioneers, my friends say to me, they dont know how I do it and that they could nt do what I do and say yes, you could, you have no choice and you dont know how much strength you have until you are tested!!
wendy55